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A Gynaeceum (from the Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 ???a??e??? - gunaikeion) or Gynaeconitis
Gynaeconitis

In ancient Greece, the gynaeconitis was theportion of a house reserved for women, generally the innermost apartment; women's quarters.The women's quarters of the home were called gynaikeions....
 is a house, or part therof or other building reserved exclusively for females. In other words, a women's quarters. Similar to the Persian
Persian language

name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
 harem. The gynaeceum is the opposite to the andron
Andron

Andron , or Andronitis, is part of a Greek house that is reserved for men, as distinguished from the gynaeceum , the women's quarters....
, or male quarters.








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A Gynaeceum (from the Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 ???a??e??? - gunaikeion) or Gynaeconitis
Gynaeconitis

In ancient Greece, the gynaeconitis was theportion of a house reserved for women, generally the innermost apartment; women's quarters.The women's quarters of the home were called gynaikeions....
 is a house, or part therof or other building reserved exclusively for females. In other words, a women's quarters. Similar to the Persian
Persian language

name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
 harem. The gynaeceum is the opposite to the andron
Andron

Andron , or Andronitis, is part of a Greek house that is reserved for men, as distinguished from the gynaeceum , the women's quarters....
, or male quarters.

See also

  • gynoecium
    Gynoecium

    A gynoecium is the female reproductive part of a flower. The male counterpart is called an androecium. A gynoecium is composed of one or more pistils....
     - the female reproductive organs of a flower
    Flower

    A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
    .