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staminode

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stam·i·node  (stm-nd, stm-) also stam·i·no·di·um (stm-nd-m, stm-)
n. pl. stam·i·nodes also stam·i·no·di·a (-nd-)
A sterile stamen, sometimes resembling a petal, as in the canna.
[New Latin stmindium, from Latin stmen, stmin-, thread; see stamen.]
staminode [ˈstæmɪˌnəʊd], staminodium [ˌstæmɪˈnəʊdɪəm]
n pl -nodes, -nodia [-ˈnəʊdɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a stamen that produces no pollen
[from stamen + -ode1]
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Fully hardy and into flower around mid April, the nodding, long, 3 in petals are snow white with yellow-tipped white staminodes (the brush like stamens in the centre).
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The petals are actually white, with prominent yellow staminodes.
FRUITFUL PRODUCTION IN DRY WINTER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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