Androecium vs. Gynoecium

Androeciumnoun

(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.

Androeciumnoun

The stamens of a flower taken collectively.

Androeciumnoun

a male gametoecium

Gynoeciumnoun

(botany) The pistils of a flower considered as a group

Gynoeciumnoun

The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.

Gynoeciumnoun

a female gametoecium

Gynoecium

Gynoecium (, from Ancient Greek γυνή (gyne, ) and οἶκος (oikos, )) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) pistils and is typically surrounded by the pollen-producing reproductive organs, the stamens, collectively called the androecium.