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staminodium
[stam-
uh
-
noh
-dee-
uh
m]
/ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di əm/
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noun
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plural
staminodia
[stam-
uh
-
noh
-dee-
uh
]
/ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di ə/
(
Show IPA
).
Botany.
1.
a sterile or abortive stamen.
2.
a part resembling such a stamen.
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Also,
staminode
[
stam
-
uh
-nohd]
/ˈstæm əˌnoʊd/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Origin of
staminodium
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1815-1825
First recorded in
1815-25;
stamin-
+
-ode
1
+
-ium
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staminodium
, an abortive stamen, or other body in place of a stamem.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
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