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staminody

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stam⋅i⋅no⋅dy

  [stam-uh-noh-dee]
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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; alter. of staminodium, with -y 3 r. -ium
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sta·mi·no·dy   (stā'mə-nō'dē, stām'ə-)   
n.  Transformation of a floral organ into a stamen.

[staminode + -y2.]
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