Staminodium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Staminodium \Stam`i*no"di*um\ (-n[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.
     {Staminodia} (-[.a]). [NL. See {Stamen}, and {-oid}.] (Bot.)
     An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive
     stamen.
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