gynaecium

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gynaeceum \Gyn`[ae]*ce"um\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*s[=e]"[u^]m), Gynaecium
\Gyn`[ae]*ci"um\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*s[imac]"[u^]m), n. [L., fr. Gr.
   gynaikei^on women's apartments, fr. gynh` a woman.]
   That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively
   appropriated to women. [Written also {gyneceum}, {gynecium}.]
   --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster]