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androconium
noun
an·dro·co·ni·um
Definition of androconium
androconia
\-ēə\: any of certain modified scales associated with glandular structures on the forewings of the male of some butterflies and moths and concerned with the production of an odor attractive to members of the opposite sex
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Origin and Etymology of androconium
New Latin, from andr- + Greek konis dust + New Latin -ium
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