Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staminode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stamin-ode
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium

Etymology

From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stāminōdium, stāmen, εἶδος

Inflected Forms

staminodes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

staminodial

Questions

What does staminode mean?: An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
Where does staminode come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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