staminode
English
Etymology
From New Latin stāmenōdium, from New Latin stāmen (“stamen”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”)
Noun
staminode (plural staminodes)
- (botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
Related terms
References
- staminode in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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