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staminodium

American  
[stam-uh-noh-dee-uhm] / ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di əm /
Also staminode

noun

Botany.

PLURAL

staminodia

  1. a sterile or abortive stamen.

  2. a part resembling such a stamen.

Etymology

Origin of staminodium

First recorded in 1815–25; stamin- + -ode 1 + -ium

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Staminodium, an abortive stamen, or other body in place of a stamem.

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