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diadelphous
[ dahy-uh-del-fuhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.
- (of plants) having the stamens so united.
diadelphous
/ ˌdaɪəˈdɛlfəs /
adjective
- (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- (of flowers) having diadelphous stamens
diadelphous
/ dī′ə-dĕl′fəs /
- 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.
- 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
Filaments monadelphous below in a tube which is adherent to the corolla, diadelphous at the summit.
From Project Gutenberg
Stamens more or less diadelphous (9 and 1); the orifice of the tube oblique.
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Diadelphous, dī-a-del′fus, adj. grouped together in two sets—of the stamens of plants.
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Diadelphous (stamens), united by their filaments in two sets, 99.
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