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diandrous

American

[dahy-an-druhs] / daɪˈæn drəs /

adjective

Botany.

(of a flower) having two stamens.
(of a plant) having flowers with two stamens.

diandrous British

/ daɪˈændrəs /

adjective

(of some flowers or flowering plants) having two stamens

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Etymology

Origin of diandrous

From the New Latin word diandrus, dating back to 1760–70. See di- ¹, -androus

Example Sentences

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But the tradition of it survives in the names of its classes, Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, etc., which are familiar in terminology in the adjective terms monandrous, diandrous, triandrous, etc.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Spikes solitary or binate; spikelets 1- to 2-flowered, diandrous; first glume broad and truncate 22.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

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