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androphora

androphora is the plural of androphorum.

Meaning of androphorum

Noun

androphorum (plural androphora)

  1. A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which the stamens emerge.
    • When all the stamina are united into two androphora; in other words, when their filaments are united into two distinct bodies, they are said to be Diadelphous (St. diadelpha);1831, A[chille] Richard, translated by W. Macgillivray, Elements of Botany and Vegetable Physiology, Including the Characters of the Natural Families of Plants, with Illustrative Figures, Edinburgh...
    Synonyms:
    androphore

Questions about androphora

What is androphora the plural of?
Androphora is the plural of androphorum.

Words near androphora in the dictionary

  1. androphilic
  2. androphilous
  3. androphobe
  4. androphobia
  5. androphobic
  6. androphora
  7. androphore
  8. androphores
  9. androphorous
  10. androphorum
  11. andropodia

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