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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

staminody

Etymology

From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

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