androphorum
androphorum noun: a stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which the stamens emerge.
Noun
androphorum (plural androphora)
- 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...
- Flower of a malvacea: a, the calyx; b, the corolla; c, the stamens united in a tubular androphorum (from the Greek aner, man, or in Botany, a stamen, and pherein to bear—a columnar expansion of the centre of the flower upon which the stamens seem to grow;) d, the stigmata.1844, W[illiam] S. W. Ruschenberger, Elements of Botany. Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges, Philadelphia, Pa; New York, N.Y.: Turner & Fisher, page 76
- Synonyms:
- androphore
Synonyms of androphorum
Forms of androphorum
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Questions about androphorum
- What does androphorum mean?
- Androphorum means a stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which the stamens emerge.
- What part of speech is androphorum?
- Androphorum is a noun.
- What is the plural of androphorum?
- The plural of androphorum is androphora.
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