stam·i·node 
(stāmə-nōd′, stămə-) also stam·i·no·di·um (stā′mə-nōdē-əm, stăm′ə-)
(stāmə-nōd′, stămə-) also stam·i·no·di·um (stā′mə-nōdē-əm, stăm′ə-)n. pl. stam·i·nodes also stam·i·no·di·a (-nōdē-ə)
A sterile stamen, sometimes resembling a petal, as in the flower of a canna.
[New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen, stāmin-, thread; see STAMEN.]