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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • suffix Of, relating to, or having a specified number or kind of women or females.
  • suffix Of, relating to, or situated in a specified place with respect to female plant organs.
  • suffix Having a specified number or kind of female plant organs.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin -gynus, from Greek gunē, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]

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