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monadelphous

American  
[mon-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /

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 British  
/ ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

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

  2. (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens

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monadelphous Scientific  
/ mŏn′ə-dĕlfəs,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.


Etymology

Origin of monadelphous

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