staminode

English

Etymology

From New Latin stāmenōdium, from New Latin stāmen (“stamen”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”)

Noun

staminode (plural staminodes)

  1. (botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium

References
  • staminode in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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