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an⋅droe⋅ci⋅um

  [an-dree-shee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ci⋅a  [-shee-uh] . Botany.
the stamens of a flower collectively.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL < Gk andr- andr- + oikíon, dim. of oîkos house

Related forms:
an⋅droe⋅cial  [an-dree-shuhl] , adjective
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an·droe·ci·um   (ān-drē'shē-əm, -shəm)   
n.   pl. an·droe·ci·a (-shē-ə, -shə)
The stamens of a flower considered as a group.

[New Latin : andr(o)- + Greek oikion, diminutive of oikos, house; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.]
an·droe'cial (-shəl) adj.
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androecium   (ān-drē'shē-əm, -shəm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural androecia (ān-drē'shē-ə, -shə)
The male reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the stamens. Compare gynoecium.
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