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staminodium

[ stam-uh-noh-dee-uhm ]
/ 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.
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Also stam·i·node [stam-uh-nohd]. /ˈstæm əˌnoʊd/.

Origin of staminodium

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