staminodia
- plural of staminodium.
Example Sentences
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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 Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
Peduncles occasionally more than 6 inches long; the staminodia sometimes excel the anthers in length.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall
Stamens occasionally become sterile by the degeneration or non-development of the anthers, when they are known as staminodia, or rudimentary stamens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Corolla bell-shaped, with 5 staminodia in the sinuses.
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 Gray, Asa
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 Gray, Asa
