gynostegium

noun

gyno·​ste·​gi·​um

plural gynostegia

-jēə

1

: a covering of the gynoecium

2

: the staminal crown in plants of the genus Asclepias

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gyn- + steg- + -ium

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