clinandria

[kli-nan-dree-uhm]

cli·nan·dri·um

[kli-nan-dree-uhm]
noun, plural cli·nan·dri·a [-dree-uh] .
a cavity in the apex of the column in orchids, in which the anthers rest; the androclinium.

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin; see androclinium
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