gyneceum

The same as Gynæceum (q.v.). gyn-ē-col-ô-gy, s. The same as Gynæcology (q.v.). gyn-ër-I-ŭm, s. [ Gr.gynē a female, and erion =wool.] Bot.: A genus of gra es, tribe Arundinese. Gynerium saccharoides , a Brazilian gra , produces sugar, though it is not the genuine sugar-cane (q. v.). A decoction of the root of G. parviflorum , another Brazilian species, is used to strengthen the hair. G. argenteum , the Pampas-gra , grows some times 50 feet high. 2103 gyn-ō-, gyn-, pref. [Gr. gyne =a woman.] 1. Sociol., & c.: A woman. gyratory The examination of these by Cuvier, and the ovi. dence thus afforded that they were of extinct genera 3. Bot .: A pistil. base.] of Nelumbium, . gyn-o-bās-ic, a. [Eng. gynobas (e); -ic.] Bot.: Pertaining to or po e ing a gynobase. gyn-o-car-di-a, s. [Pref. gyno- , and Gr. kardia the heart.] gyn-oc-ra-çỹ, s. [Greek gyně a woman, and krateō to rule, from kratos =might.] The same as GYNECOCRACY (q. v.). Scott : Fortunes of Nigel , "Oligarchy, limited monarchy, and even gynocracy." - IMG:content-0871.png:[blocks in formation] gin-o-ste-mi-ŭm, s . [Pref. gyno- , and Greek stēmōn =the warp in an upright loom at which the weaver stood; here used for a stamen.] Bot.: The name given by Richard to the column of combined stamens in the Orchids. ģýp, s . [Etym. doubtful.] At Cambridge University the cant term for a servant, as a scout is at Oxford, and a skip at Dublin. ( Eng .) "We'll send the gyp for it in a minute."-C. Kingsley: Alton Locke, ch. xii.