cli·nan·dri·um (kl -n n dr - m)n. pl. cli·nan·dri·a (-dr -) Botany A hollow containing the anther in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower. [New Latin cl  nandrium : Greek kln, couch (from klnein, to recline; see klei- in Indo-European roots) + New Latin -andrium, stamen (from Greek anr, andr-, man; see -andry).] |
clinandrium [klɪˈnændrɪəm]
n pl -dria [-drɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers Also called androclinium
[from New Latin, literally: bed for stamen, from Greek klinē couch + anēr man + -ium]
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