staminody Bot.
(ˈstæmɪnəʊdɪ)
[f. L. stāmin- stamen, after phyllody.]
The metamorphosis of other organs into stamens.
| 1869 M. T. Masters Veget. Teratol. 298 Staminody of the bracts... Staminody of the sepals and petals. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 435 Staminody, name for the metamorphosis of other floral organs into stamens. |