androecium

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Definition of androecium in English English dictionary

The set of a flower's stamens

a male gametoecium

The male home of the flower consisting of several stamens Usually a stamen has a thin stalk-like filament (stamen) with an enlarged end anther) where pollen is produced ("the male house")

{i} (Botany) stamens in a single flower collectively

In a flower, the set of stamens

Another name for the stamen, or male floral whorl ('andro'=male, 'oecium'=house)

Refers collectively to the male reproductive parts of the flower - the stamens - which produce pollen

All of the stamens of the flower collectively

Hyphenation

an·droe·ci·um