| 单词 | gynostemium |
| 释义 | gynostemium in British English (ˌɡaɪnəʊˈstiːmɪəm) noun the central reproductive stalk of an orchid, which consists of a stamen and pistil fused together gynostemium in American English (ˌdʒɪnəˈstimiəm, ˌɡainə-, ˌdʒai-) nounWord forms: plural -mia (-miə) Botany the united stamens and pistil of an orchid Word origin [1860–65; ‹ NL, equiv. to gyno- gyno- + Gk ste᷄m(ōn) warp, thread + NL -ium -ium]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, big brother, calibrate, monism, raider-ium is a suffix found on nouns borrowed from Latin, esp. derivatives of verbs (odium; tedium; colloquium; delirium), deverbal compounds with the initial element denoting the object of the verb (nasturtium), other types of compounds (equilibrium; millennium), and derivatives of personal nouns, often denoting the associated status or office(collegium; consortium; magisterium); -ium also occurs in scientific coinages on a Latin model, as in names of metallic elements(barium; titanium) and as a Latinization of Greek -ion (pericardium)Examples of 'gynostemium' in a sentence |
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