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diplostemonous

[ dip-luh-stee-muh-nuhs, -stem-uh- ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.


diplostemonous

/ -ˈstɛm-; ˌdɪpləʊˈstiːmənəs /

adjective

  1. (of plants) having twice as many stamens as petals, esp with the stamens arranged in two whorls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • diplo·stemo·ny noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diplostemonous1

1865–70; diplo- + Greek stḗmon- (stem of stḗmôn ) the warp ( stamen ) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diplostemonous1

C19: from New Latin diplostemonus (unattested), from diplo- + -stemonus relating to a stamen
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Example Sentences

Diplo-, Greek for double, as Diplostemonous, with two sets of stamens.

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