gynaeceum noun. [dʒʌɪnɪ'si:ǝm, g-] Also gynaecium, gynaecaeum, gyneceum. Pl. -cea, -cia, [-sɪǝ]. E17.
[Latin from Greek gunaikeion, formed as GYNAECO-.]
1. Hist. The women's apartments in a household; any room or building set aside for women esp. in ancient Greece or Rome. E17.

2. A textile factory under the Roman Empire. E17-L18.

3. Botany. See GYNOECIUM. E17.

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