Definitions

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

  • suffix The state or condition of having a specified number of women or females.
  • suffix The condition of being situated in a specified place with respect to female plant organs.
  • suffix The condition of having a specified number or kind of female plant organs.

Etymologies

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

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

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