androconium
[ an-druh-koh-nee-uh m ]
/ ˌæn drəˈkoʊ ni əm /
noun, plural an·dro·co·ni·a [an-druh-koh-nee-uh] /ˌæn drəˈkoʊ ni ə/.
a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
Origin of androconium
1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to
andro-
andro- +
-conium < Greek
kónion, neuter of
kónios dusty (
kóni(s) dust +
-os adj. suffix)