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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
-y
3
replacing
-ium
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seedless vascular plant
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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
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
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staminody
(ˈstæmɪˌnəʊdɪ)
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n
the development of any of various plant organs, such as petals or sepals, into stamens
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