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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Etymology
Origin of androecium
1830–40; < New Latin < Greek andr- andr- + oikíon, diminutive of oîkos house
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The third whorl contains the male reproductive structures and is known as the androecium.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Flowers that contain both an androecium and a gynoecium are called perfect, androgynous or hermaphrodites.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The androecium has stamens with anthers that contain the microsporangia.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
All complete flowers contain four whorls: the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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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