androecium
Americannoun
noun
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The male reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the stamens.
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Compare gynoecium
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Origin of androecium
1830–40; < New Latin < Greek andr- andr- + oikíon, diminutive of oîkos house
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The androecium is composed of stamens which cluster around the carpel.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The third whorl contains the male reproductive structures and is known as the androecium.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The outermost series of the essential organs, collectively termed the androecium, is composed of the microsporophylls known as the staminal leaves or stamens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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