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A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne, "woman") is the female reproductive part of a flower. The male counterpart of is called an androecium. A gynoecium is composed of one or more pistils. A pistil may consist of a single free carpel, in which case the gynoecium is termed apocarpous. A pistil can also be formed from a number of carpels that are fused, and in this case the flower is synocarpous. The pistil itself is formed from the stigma, style, and ovary. See carpel for a longer discussion.