monadelphous

American  

[mon-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective

Botany.

1. (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.

2. (of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.

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monadelphous British  

/ ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

1. (of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style

2. (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens

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monadelphous Scientific  

/ mŏn′ə-dĕl′fəs,mō′nə- /

1. Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.

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Etymology

Origin of monadelphous

First recorded in 1800–10; mon- + -adelphous

Example Sentences

Monadelphous is up 4.0% at A$26.01, adding to Monday’s 11% jump.

From The Wall Street Journal

Filaments awl-shaped, usually somewhat monadelphous at base; anthers oblong, versatile.

From Project Gutenberg

Stamens 8–16; filaments short, monadelphous at base; anther-cells separate, long, often worm-shaped, hanging from the apex of the filament.

From Project Gutenberg

Stamens 3–12, distinct or monadelphous; anthers 2-celled.

From Project Gutenberg

Stamens 5, on the corolla, or monadelphous with 5 petaloid staminodia.

From Project Gutenberg