Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekοἰκῐ́ον
- Englishandroecium
From New Latin; from andro- + oecium (from Ancient Greek οἰκῐ́ον (oikĭ́on), diminutive of οἶκος (oîkos, “house”)).
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Chinese Mandarin 雄蕊群
- 雄蕊群 (xióngruǐqún)set of stamens
Finnish hetiö
- hetiöset of stamens
French androcée
- androcéeset of stamens
Hawaiian pōuleule
- pōuleuleset of stamens
Irish aindréiciam
- aindréiciamset of stamens
Portuguese androceu
- androceuset of stamens
Romanian androceu
- androceuset of stamens
Spanish androceo
- androceoset of stamens
Swedish befruktningsdelarna
- befruktningsdelarnaset of stamens
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APA
androecium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androecium
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“androecium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androecium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androecium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androecium.
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