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staminode definition

stami·node (stam′ə nōd′)

noun

an abortive or sterile stamen
also staminodium stam′i·no′·dium (-nō′dē əm)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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