Definition
In botany, describing a plant that has ten pistils (female reproductive organs) or styles.
Etymology
From Greek deca- (ten) + gyn- (woman/female, from gyne) + -ous (adjective suffix). Botanists use this technical term to classify flowers based on the number of female parts.
Kelly Says
Decagynous is a perfect example of scientific naming—by combining Greek roots, botanists created a system where the same structure always means the same thing, making plant classification universal across languages!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
十花性 (Tse-ger)
tse-ger
ARالعربية
عشر زهر (Ashar Zaher)
ash-har zah-er
BNবাংলা
দশকপত্রী (Dashakpatree)
dah-shak-pat-ree
CACatalà
decaginós
deh-kah-jee-noh-s
CSČeština
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
DADansk
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
DEDeutsch
zehnbeblättert
tsay-n-beh-blatt-t
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαγυναικών (Dekagkainaikon)
deh-kah-g-k-a-ee-kon
ESEspañol
decaginoso
deh-kah-hee-noh-soh
FAفارسی
دهه گینی (Dah-e-gini)
dah-eh-gee-nee
FISuomi
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
FRFrançais
décagyne
deh-kah-jeen
GUGU
દશકપત્રી (Dashakpatree)
dah-shak-pat-ree
HAHA
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
HEעברית
דקאגינלי (Dekaginli)
deh-kah-gin-lee
HIहिन्दी
दशकपत्री (Dashakpatree)
dah-shak-pat-ree
HUMagyar
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
IGIG
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
ITItaliano
decaginoso
deh-kah-jee-noh-soh
JA日本語
十花性 (Jūka-sei)
joo-kah-seh-ee
KKKK
декагинный (Dekaginnyy)
deh-kah-gin-nyy
KMKM
ប្រភព ស្រុក (Preb-p-sruk)
preb-p-sruk
KO한국어
열꽃 (Yeolkkot)
yeol-kkot
MRMR
दशकपत्री (Dashakpatree)
dah-shak-pat-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ်ပွင့် (Sela-pun)
seh-la-poon
NLNederlands
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
NONorsk
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
PAPA
ਦਸਕਪત્રੀ (Dasakpatree)
dah-shak-pat-ree
PLPolski
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
PTPortuguês
decaginoso
deh-kah-jee-noh-soh
RORomână
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
RUРусский
десятипестичный (Desyatipestichnyy)
deh-sah-tee-peh-stich-nyy
SVSvenska
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
SWKiswahili
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
TAதமிழ்
பத்து மகளிர் (Paththu maagali)
path-thu ma-gah-lee
TEతెలుగు
దశాగ్రాములు (Dasaagraamulu)
dah-sah-ah-gram-oo-loo
THไทย
ดอก ten (Dok ten)
dok ten
TLTL
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
TRTürkçe
dekaginli
deh-kah-jin-lee
UKУкраїнська
декагінний (Dekaginnuy)
deh-kah-hin-nyy
URاردو
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
VITiếng Việt
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
YOYO
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
ZH中文
十花性 (Shíhuāxìng)
shī huā xìng
ZUZU
decagynous
deh-kah-jin-us
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
From Greek gyne (woman). Used in botany to describe flowers with ten female reproductive parts (pistils). While etymologically 'woman'-rooted, it's a technical botanical term without modern gender bias—it names a biological structure neutrally.
Inclusive Usage
No change needed for inclusive use. Term is precise and technical, though writers may optionally explain it names flower parts (not women) to avoid etymological confusion.