staminode
Meanings
noun
- An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
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