nounplural noun androecia/anˈdriːsɪə/

• The stamens of a flower collectively.

  ‘The androecium of each flower had dehisced on the morning of sampling.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Only at a fairly late developmental stage does the corolla finally overtop the androecium and gynoecium.’
  • ‘However, their androecia and gynoecia present considerable diversity.’
  • ‘The Caribbean species differs in tepal pubescence as well as in important characters of the androecium and the relationship may not be so close as previously assumed.’
  • ‘From each plant one randomly chosen, fresh flower was dissected under a binocular microscope to separate the corolla, androecium and gynoecium.’