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

Staminodium, an abortive stamen, or other body in place of a stamem.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray