Staminode

• Title

  Staminode

• Definition

  A sterile stamen, sometimes modified such that it does not resemble a stamen; e.g., Cannaceae; in the Lecythidaceae, a sterile stamen with pollen that does not germinate.

• Related Terms

  Stamen

  Vestigial stamen

  Symbiosis (symbiotic)

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