Nearby Words

staminody

[stam-uh-noh-dee]

stam·i·no·dy

[stam-uh-noh-dee]
noun Botany.
the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.

Origin:
1865–70; alteration of staminodium, with -y3 replacing -ium
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To staminody

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Staminody is always a great word to know.
So is seedless vascular plant. Does it mean:
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
Collins
World English Dictionary
staminody (ˈstæmɪˌnəʊdɪ)
 
n
the development of any of various plant organs, such as petals or sepals, into stamens

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature