ANDROCONIUM


Meaning of ANDROCONIUM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkōnēəm noun

( plural an·dro·co·nia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from andr- + Greek konis dust + New Latin -ium — more at incinerate

: any of certain modified scales associated with glandular structures on the fore wings of the male of some butterflies and moths and concerned with the production of an odor attractive to members of the opposite sex

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.