Androecium (plural = androecia)

  • Title

    Androecium (plural = androecia)

  • Definition

    The collective term for the staminate structures (i.e., the stamens and staminodes) of a flower; the stamens as a unit.

  • Related Terms

    Stamen

    Anther

    Filament

    Gynoecium (plural = gynoecia)

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