androclinium

[ an-druh-klin-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌæn drəˈklɪn i əm /

noun, plural an·dro·clin·i·a [an-druh-klin-ee-uh] /ˌæn drəˈklɪn i ə/. Botany.

clinandrium.

Origin of androclinium

< New Latin, equivalent to andro- andro- + -clinium < Greek klī́nion, diminutive of klī́nē bed; see -ium

Words nearby androclinium

andro-, androblastoma, androcentric, androcles, androcles and the lion, androclinium, androconium, androcracy, androdioecious, androecium, androgen

British Dictionary definitions for androclinium

androclinium
/ (ˌændrəˈklɪnɪəm) /

noun plural -clinia (-ˈklɪnɪə)

another name for clinandrium

Word Origin for androclinium

C19: New Latin, from andro- + -clinium, from Greek klinē slope; see clino-