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-adelphous
Botany.
- a combining form meaning “having stamens growing together in bundles,” of the number specified by the initial element:
monadelphous.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -adelphous1
< New Latin < Greek -adelphos, adj. derivative of adelphós brother or adelphḗ sister; -ous
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Example Sentences
Having coalescent or clustered filaments; Ð said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens.
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