Definition of Gynaecea

1. Noun. (plural of gynaeceum). (alternative form of gynæcea) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gynaecea

1. gynaeceum [n] - See also: gynaeceum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gynaecea

gymnotoka
gymnotus
gymnure
gymnures
gymp
gymped
gymping
gymps
gyms
gymslip
gymslipped
gymslips
gyn-
gynae
gynaecandrous
gynaecea (current term)
gynaeceum
gynaecia
gynaecian
gynaecium
gynaeco-
gynaecocracy
gynaecologic
gynaecologic oncology
gynaecological
gynaecological oncologist
gynaecologically
gynaecologies
gynaecologist
gynaecologists

Literary usage of Gynaecea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1868)
"The great fairs of Gaul, such as that of St. Denis, were supplied with merchandise from the gynaecea, and Italy and other countries sought their products. ..."

2. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"II and III, older gynaecea in transverse section. ... would then be retained for gynaecea in which the carpels are united by their outer surfaces. ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"The interior of these gynaecea is best described in the narrative of the book of Esther, while the account of a court intrigue in the reign of Xerxes, ..."

4. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1876)
"In reality, woman was less deprived of the honourable companionship of man in the harems of Asia than in the gynaecea of Greece. ..."

5. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"... all private persons were strictly forbidden engaging in the manufacture, gold and silken borders were to be made only in the imperial gynaecea*. ..."

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