- the state of having or relating to a (specified) number of women or females at a time: monogyny
- the state of being located in a (specified) relation to the female organ of a plant
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Gyny is defined as something relating to women or female organs.
An example of gyny is monogyny, which is being married to one woman at a time.
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- The state or condition of having a specified number of women or females: monogyny.
- a. The condition of being situated in a specified place with respect to female plant organs: epigyny.b. The condition of having a specified number or kind of female plant organs: protogyny.
Origin of -gyny
From Greek gunē woman ; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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- the state of having a specific number of wives
- (botany) a situation with respect to female plant organs
- (botany) having a specified number or type of female plant organs
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