androecium

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

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  • Androecium — An*dr[oe] ci*um, n. [NL., from Gr. anh r, andro s, man + ? house.] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — kuokelynas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Žiedo kuokelių visuma. atitikmenys: angl. androecium rus. андроцей …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • androecium — n. [Gr. aner, male; oikos, house] (ECHIURA) In some female bonellids, a specialized part, usually basal, of the nephridium where the male may be found …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 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

  • androecium — noun The set of a flowers stamens …   Wiktionary

  • androecium — an·droe·ci·um (an dreґshe əm) stamen …   Medical dictionary

  • androecium — n. (Botany) stamens in a single flower collectively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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 — an·droe·ci·um …   English syllables

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