A gynoecium (from
Ancient Greek gyne, "woman") is the
female reproductive part of a
flower. The male counterpart of is called an
androecium. A gynoecium is composed of one or more
pistils. A pistil may consist of a single free
carpel, in which case the gynoecium is termed monocarpous. A pistil can also be formed from a number of carpels that are fused, and in this case the flower is synocarpous. "Apocarpous" refers to two or more distinct carpels. The pistil itself is formed from the stigma, style, and ovary. See
carpel for a longer discussion.
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