androecium

American

[an-dree-shee-uhm] / ænˈdri ʃi əm /

noun

Botany.

the stamens of a flower collectively.

androecium British

/ ænˈdriːsɪəm /

noun

the stamens of a flowering plant collectively

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androecium Scientific

/ ăn-drē′shē-əm,-shəm /

The male reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the stamens.
Compare gynoecium

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

androecial

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

androecia

plural

Etymology

Origin of androecium

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek andr- andr- + oikíon, diminutive of oîkos house

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