diadelphous

American  

[dahy-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌdaɪ əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective

Botany.

1. (of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.

2. (of plants) having the stamens so united.

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diadelphous British  

/ ˌdaɪəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

1. (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups

2. (of flowers) having diadelphous stamens

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diadelphous Scientific  

/ dī′ə-dĕl′fəs /

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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Etymology

Origin of diadelphous

First recorded in 1800–10; di- ¹ + -adelphous

Example Sentences

Stamens usually 10, and mostly monadelphous or diadelphous.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

When you have finished your observations, you really ought to send an account with a diagram to "Nature," recalling your generalisation about the diadelphous structure, and now explaining the exception of Coronilla.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Stamens diadelphous, 9 and 1, or monadelphous below.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Stamens diadelphous in two sets of 5 each.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa