- 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. 2001.
androecium
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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
