staminodium
noun
a sterile or abortive stamen.
staminodia
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pluralof staminodium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Filaments distinct or nearly so on the ring at base of corolla, alternating with 5 subulate staminodia; anthers linear.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
The clear-white stamens stand opposite the outer segments, alternating with the white staminodia.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Stamens 8, free, short, alternating with 8 petaloid, conical, pubescent staminodia.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Its perianth is less than an inch long, and its staminodia are yellow, with inrolled edges.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Petals often nectariferous or reduced to staminodia or none.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
