staminidiumn.
/stamɪˈnɪdɪəm/ Botany.
The antheridium of cryptogamic plants, corresponding to a stamen.
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1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 266 At the summit of some of the branches of many species are seated certain organs, which are called male flowers, but the true nature of which is not understood... By Hedwig they were called spermatocystidia; by others staminidia or antheridia.
1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Staminidium, organs in some cryptogamous plants, which have been considered analogous to the anthers of Phanerogamic species.
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