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staminodium

[stam-uh-noh-dee-uhm]

noun, plural stam·i·no·di·a

[-dee-uh] . Botany.

a sterile or abortive stamen.

a part resembling such a stamen.

Also, stam·i·node

[stam-uh-nohd] .

Origin:
1815–25; stamin- + -ode¹ + -ium

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staminode or staminodium (ˈstæmɪˌnəʊd, ˌstæmɪˈnəʊdɪəm)

—n , pl -nodes, -nodia
	a stamen that produces no pollen

[C19: from stamen + -ode¹]

staminodium or staminodium (ˈstæmɪˌnəʊd, ˌstæmɪˈnəʊdɪəm, -ˈnəʊdɪə)

—n

[C19: from stamen + -ode¹]

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