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an·droe·ci·um

(ăn-drē′shē-əm, -shəm)

n. pl. an·droe·ci·a (-shē-ə, -shə)

The stamens of a flower considered as a group.

[New Latin : andr(o)- + Greek oikion, diminutive of oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

an·droe′cial (-shəl) adj.

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androecium

(ænˈdriːsɪəm)

n, pl -cia (-sɪə)

(Botany) the stamens of a flowering plant collectively

[C19: from New Latin, from andro- + Greek oikion a little house]

anˈdroecial adj

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an•droe•ci•um

(ænˈdri ʃi əm)

n., pl. -ci•a (-ʃi ə)

the stamens of a flower collectively.

[1830–40; < New Latin < Greek andr- andr- + oikíon, diminutive of oîkos house]

an•droe′cial (-ʃəl) adj.

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androecium - a male gametoecium

gametoecium - gametangia and surrounding bracts

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Flowers with tripartite androecia approaching those of living Chloranthus have been described from later in the Cretaceous of Sweden (Crane et al., 1989; Eklund et al., 1997) and New Jersey (Herendeen et al., 1993) as species of the fossil-genus Chloranthistemon.

Phylogenetic Analyses of Cretaceous Fossils Related to Chloranthaceae and their Evolutionary Implications

queenslandiae, and other authors have described features considered common in the genus such as white or red latex, nonarticulated laticifers, extrafloral nectaries, liana habit with tendril-like climbing stems, mushroom-shaped androecia, and large fruits (Rudall, 1994a, b; Gillespie, 1997; Gillespie and Ambruster, 1997).

Anatomy, histochemistry and phenolic compounds content of leaves from Omphalea oleifera Hemsl. (Euphorbiaceae) in response to damage by Urania fulgens Walker/Anatomia, histoquimica y contenido de compuestos fenolicos de hojas de Omphalea oleifera Hemsl. (Euphorbiaceae) en respuesta al dano por Urania fulgens Walker/Anatomia, histoquimica e conteudo de compostos...

In androecia, the anther and filament constitute the stamen, with pollen emerging from the anthers.