androgyne (5) | (noun) - man + woman = Someone who has the characteristics of both male and female. |
androgynous (3) ) | (adj.) - man + woman = having the characteristics of both male and female; neither male or female; suitable to or for either sex. Androgyny is the noun form. |
gynandromorph (5) | (noun) - woman + man + shape = an atypical person with characteristics of both sexes. Gynandromorphic is the adjective form, gynandromorphism and gynandromorphy are nouns. |
gynecocracy (5) | (noun) - woman + rule, government, power = political supremacy of women. Gynecocratic is the adjective form. |
gynecoid (5) | (adj.) - woman + shape = typical or characteristic of a human female. |
gynecology (2) | (noun) - woman + speak = a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of women's reproductive systems. Gynecologic and gynecological are adjectives, while gynecologist is the noun for a person who does this. |
gynecomastia (4) | (noun) - woman + breast = excessive development of breasts in a man. |
gynephobia (4) | (noun) - woman + fear = fear of women. |
gynoecium (5) | (noun) - woman + place = the collection of pistils in a flower. The plural is gynoecia. |
gynogenesis (5) | (noun) - woman + origin = development of an embryo with only maternal chromosomes due to sperm activating the egg without fusing with its nucleus. Gynogenetic is the adjective form.. |
gynophore (5) | (noun) - woman + carry = extension of the receptacle of a flower, with the gynoecium at its high point. |
hypogynous (5) | (adj.) - beneath + woman = inserted on the receptacle or axis of a flower below the gynoecium. Hypogyny is the noun form. |
misogyny (3) | (noun) - hate + woman = hatred of women. Misogynic and misogynistic are adjectives while misogynist can be a noun or adjective. |
monogyny (4) | (noun) - one + woman = the custom of having only one wife at a time. |
perigynous (5) | (adj.) - around, near + woman = on a ring or cup of the receptacle surrounding a pistil or related to having perigynous stamens and petals. Perigyny is the noun form. |
polygyny (3) | (noun) - many + woman = having more than one wife at one time. The noun for a person who does this is polygynist and polygynous is an adjective. See bigamy, polyandry and polygamy. |