Staminode Definition

stāmə-nōd, stămə-
staminodes, staminodia
noun
An abortive or sterile stamen.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Staminode

Noun

Singular:
staminode
Plural:
staminodes

Origin of Staminode

  • From New Latin stāmenōdium, from New Latin stāmen (“stamen") + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eidos, “form, likeness")

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin stāminōdium from Latin stāmen stāmin- thread stamen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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