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单词 agynic
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agynicadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: a- prefix6, Greek γυνή , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < a- prefix6 + ancient Greek γυνή woman (see -gynous comb. form) + -ic suffix, after French agynique (1826 or earlier). Compare earlier agynary adj., agynous adj., agynarious adj. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ădʒi·nik) /əˈdʒɪnɪk/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of stamens or their insertion: entirely free from the ovary; not adherent to the ovary.
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1875 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. (ed. 2) 21/2 Agynic, Bot. Applied to the insertion of stamens when they do not contract from adherence to the ovary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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