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staminodium
stam·i·node S0700300 (stā′mə-nōd′, stăm′ə-) also stam·i·no·di·um (stā′mə-nō′dē-əm, stăm′ə-)n. pl. stam·i·nodes also stam·i·no·di·a (-nō′dē-ə) A sterile stamen, sometimes resembling a petal, as in the flower of a canna.
[New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen, stāmin-, thread; see stamen.]stam•i•no•di•um (ˌstæm əˈnoʊ di əm) also stam•i•node (ˈstæm əˌnoʊd)
n., pl. -no•di•a (-ˈnoʊ di ə) also -nodes. a sterile or abortive stamen. [1815–25; < New Latin; see stamen, -ode1, -ium2] Staminodium
Staminodium a modified stamen that has lost its capacity to produce pollen. Staminodia may be in the form of filaments, scales, or tubercles. They either perform no function or are converted into petaloid formations (as in Cannaceae) or into nectaries (as in some Ranunculaceae). MedicalSeestaminode |