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staminodium

[ stam-uh-noh-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di əm /
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noun, plural stam·i·no·di·a [stam-uh-noh-dee-uh] /ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di ə/. Botany.

a sterile or abortive stamen.
a part resembling such a stamen.

Nearby words

  1. staminal,
  2. staminate,
  3. stamini-,
  4. staminiferous,
  5. staminode,
  6. staminody,
  7. stamitz,
  8. stamitz, johann,
  9. stammel,
  10. stammer
Also stam·i·node [stam-uh-nohd] /ˈstæm əˌnoʊd/.

Origin of staminodium

First recorded in 1815–25; stamin- + -ode1 + -ium
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