English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Androecium Pronunciation
Androecium is pronounced an-DREE-shee-uhm, IPA /ænˈdriʃi.əm/.
an-DREE-shee-uhm
US /ænˈdriʃi.əm/ · UK /ænˈdriːʃi.əm/
Syllables: an · DREE · shee · uhm (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (botany): All the stamens of a flower taken together, the pollen-bearing part of the bloom.
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Androecium in a Sentence
- In this family the androecium is fused into a tube.
- Count the stamens to describe the androecium.
- The diagram labels the androecium and the ovary.
Common Mispronunciations of Androecium
Not an-DROH-see-uhm
The oe is a Greek pair that English reads as a long ee. It behaves the same way in amoeba and phoenix.
Not AN-droh-kee-uhm
The c before that ee is soft, and the i after it pulls it towards sh. Neither a hard k nor a front-loaded beat belongs here.
Tip: The matching term for the female parts is gynoecium, jy-NEE-see-uhm, built from the same Greek pieces.
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