- androecia
- n. (Botany) stamens in a single flower collectively
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androecia
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androecium — noun (plural androecia) Etymology: New Latin, from andr + Greek oikion, diminutive of oikos house more at vicinity Date: circa 1839 the aggregate of stamens in the flower of a seed plant … New Collegiate Dictionary
Monoicous — Not to be confused with Monoecious. Monoicous is a botanical term used to describe plants which bear both sperm and eggs on the same gametophyte. Dioicous is the complementary term describing species in which gametophytes produce only sperm or… … Wikipedia
androecium — androecial /an dree sheuhl/, adj. /an dree shee euhm/, n., pl. androecia / shee euh/. Bot. the stamens of a flower collectively. [1830 40; < NL < Gk andr ANDR + oikíon, dim. of oîkos house] * * * … Universalium
Chironieae — Chironieae Gen … Wikipedia Español
androecium — [an dri:sɪəm] noun (plural androecia sɪə) Botany the stamens of a flower collectively. Origin C19: mod. L., from andro + oikion house … English new terms dictionary
androecium — /ænˈdrisiəm/ (say an dreeseeuhm) noun (plural androecia /ænˈdrisiə/ (say an dreeseeuh)) the stamens of a flower collectively. {New Latin, from Greek andr andr + oikion house} –androecial, adjective …
androecium — [an drē′shē əm, an drē′sē əm] n. pl. androecia [an drē′shē ə, an′drəsē ə] [ModL < ANDRO + Gr oikos, house: see ECONOMY] Bot. the stamens and the parts belonging to them, collectively; all the microsporophylls of a flower … English World dictionary
androecium — n. (pl. androecia) Bot. the stamens taken collectively. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk andro male + oikion house … Useful english dictionary
