androclinium

[ an-druh-klin-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural an·dro·clin·i·a [an-dr, uh, -, klin, -ee-, uh].

1. clinandrium.

androclinium

/ ˌændrəˈklɪnɪəm /

noun

1. See clinandrium
   another name for clinandrium

Word History and Origins

Origin of androclinium¹

< New Latin, equivalent to andro- andro- + -clinium < Greek klī́nion, diminutive of klī́nē bed; -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of androclinium¹

C19: New Latin, from andro- + -clinium, from Greek klinē slope; see clino-