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staminode

(stam′ə nōd′)

noun

an abortive or sterile stamen

also staminodium

Origin: ModL staminodium < stamen + -odium: see -ode

See staminode in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. stam·i·nodes also stam·i·no·di·a (-nōˈdē-ə)

A sterile stamen, sometimes resembling a petal, as in the canna.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin stāminōdium

Origin: , from Latin stāmen, stāmin-, thread; see stamen

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