monadelphous

[ mon-uh-del-fuhs ]

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.

monadelphous

/ ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

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

monadelphous

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of monadelphous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of monadelphous¹

C19: from mono- + Greek adelphos brother, twin + -ous

Example Sentences

Stamens monadelphous, the anthers permanently attached to a large stigmatic body; pollen mostly in waxy masses.

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Rosaceæ, 150 Stamens united with the base of the petals, monadelphous.

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Calyx valvate in the bud, and Persistent; stamens monadelphous; anthers 1-celled.

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Stamens 5, monadelphous in a 10-toothed tube or cup; leaves simple, all radical.

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Galax, in Diapensiaceæ, 326 Stamens 10, monadelphous at the base.

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