androecium

[an-dree-shee-uhm]

noun

Botany.

plural

androecia 

1. the stamens of a flower collectively.

androecium

/ ænˈdriːsɪəm /

noun

1. the stamens of a flowering plant collectively

androecium

plural

androecia 

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

2. Compare gynoecium

Other Word Forms

• androecial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of androecium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of androecium¹

C19: from New Latin, from _andro- + Greek oikion a little house

Example Sentences

The androecium and gynoecium are not present in all flowers.

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The stamens arise from the thalamus or torus within the petals, with which they generally alternate, forming one or more whorls, which collectively constitute the androecium.

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The outermost series of the essential organs, collectively termed the androecium, is composed of the microsporophylls known as the staminal leaves or stamens.

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A flower then normally consists of the four series of leaves—calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium—and when these are all present the flower is complete.

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