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androecium
[ an-dree-shee-uhm ]
noun
Botany.
plural androecia
- the stamens of a flower collectively.
androecium
/ æˈːɪə /
noun
- the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
androecium
- The male reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the stamens.
- Compare gynoecium
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Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ·DZ· [an-, dree, -sh, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of androecium1
1830–40; < New Latin < Greek andr- andr- + ǾíDz, diminutive of îDz house
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Word History and Origins
Origin of androecium1
C19: from New Latin, from andro- + Greek oikion a little house
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Example Sentences
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The androecium and gynoecium are not present in all flowers.
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The stamens arise from the thalamus or torus within the petals, with which they generally alternate, forming one or more whorls, which collectively constitute the androecium.
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The outermost series of the essential organs, collectively termed the androecium, is composed of the microsporophylls known as the staminal leaves or stamens.
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A flower then normally consists of the four series of leaves—calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium—and when these are all present the flower is complete.
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