the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of carpophore.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The pistil or collective pistils of a flower; the female portion of a flower as a whole: correlative to andrœcium. Also gynœcium, gynœceum.
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n. a female gametoecium
Word Usage
"Lacandonia is particularly unique among flowering plants for having "inside-out" flowers, i.e., the central androecium (stamens) surrounded by the gynoecium (separate pistils)."