staminodium
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stam·i·node
(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.]
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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.
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