gynobase

noun

gyno·​base

: a prolongation of or from the receptacle bearing the gynoecium (as in the members of the Boraginacceae)

gynobaseous

¦⸗⸗¦bāsēəs

adjective

gynobasic

-ās|ik

|ēk sometimes -āz|

adjective

Word History

Etymology

gyn- + -base

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