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Definition of: gyneceum
(jī′nə·sē′əm, jin′ə-) noun plural ·ce·a (-sē′ə)
1. The part of a Greek house reserved for the women, usually the rear.
2. The gynoecium. Also gynaeceum. [<L gynacium <Gk. gynaikeion <gynē, gynaikos a woman]
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