androclinium

[ an-druh-klin-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural an·dro·clin·i·a [an-druh-klin-ee-uh]. /ˌæn drəˈklɪn i ə/. Botany.

Origin of androclinium

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

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British Dictionary definitions for androclinium

androclinium

/ (ˌændrəˈklɪnɪəm) /


nounplural -clinia (-ˈklɪnɪə)
  1. another name for clinandrium

Origin of androclinium

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

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