Basigynium
Pronunciation : Ba`si*gyn"i*um
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. base + woman.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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