Dictionary entry

Staminodium

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Stam′i‐no″di‐um (@–nō″dĭ‐ŭm), n.; pl.Staminodia (@–ȧ). [NL. @See@ Stamen, and @-oid.] (Bot.) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen.