1. a sterile or aborted stamen in a flower
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The botanist identified the staminodium among the flower’s reproductive parts.
• In some orchids, the staminodium is modified into a petal-like structure.
• The presence of a staminodium indicates evolutionary changes in the flower’s structure.
• Students learned to distinguish between functional stamens and the staminodium.
• The staminodium lacks pollen-producing anthers unlike fertile stamens.