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diadelphous

[ dahy-uh-del-fuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.
  2. (of plants) having the stamens so united.


diadelphous

/ ˌdaɪəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

  1. (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
  2. (of flowers) having diadelphous stamens
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

diadelphous

/ dī′ə-dĕlfəs /

  1. Gathered into two groups or bundles of equal or different number. The stamens of certain flowers, such as those of some members of the bean family, are diadelphous.
  2. Having stamens so arranged.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diadelphous1

First recorded in 1800–10; di- 1 + -adelphous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diadelphous1

C19: from di- 1+ Greek adelphos brother
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Example Sentences

Stamens usually 10, and mostly monadelphous or diadelphous.

Filaments monadelphous below in a tube which is adherent to the corolla, diadelphous at the summit.—A climbing biennial, with thrice-pinnate leaves, cut-lobed delicate leaflets, and ample panicles of drooping white or purplish flowers.

Plants with irregular hypogynous flowers, 4–8 diadelphous or monadelphous stamens, their 1-celled anthers opening at the top by a pore or chink, the fruit a 2-celled and 2-seeded pod.

Stamens diadelphous or sometimes monadelphous.

Stamens diadelphous, 9 and 1, or monadelphous below.

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