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[-dree-uh] . | a cavity in the apex of the column in orchids, in which the anthers rest; the androclinium. |
| cli·nan·dri·um (klĭ-nān'drē-əm) n. pl. cli·nan·dri·a (-drē-ə) Botany A hollow containing the anther in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower. [New Latin clīnandrium : Greek klīnē, couch (from klīnein, to recline; see klei- in Indo-European roots) + New Latin -andrium, stamen (from Greek anēr, andr-, man; see -andry).] |