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stenandrium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌstɛˈnændɹiəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek στενός (stenós) Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ium taxonomic name Stenandriumlbor. English stenandrium Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Stenandrium.

Meanings

1. Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas.
   • The white streaks on stenandrium petals are more than decoration. Like the lines or prominent veins seen on many flowers, they serve an important function in pollination. 2012 February 15, Carolyn Dodson, A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert, UNM Press, →ISBN:
   • Stenandriums are evergreen, mostly stemless, herbaceous perennials with undivided, toothless, basal leaves and small, asymmetrical flowers in spikes. 1980, Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 3226:

Forms

Synonyms

shaggytuft · gerardia