staminode
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin stāmenōdium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin stāmen (“stamen”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”)
Noun
staminode (plural staminodes)
- (botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
Related terms
References
- “staminode”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.