didynamous

[ dahy-din-uh-muhs ]

adjective

1. (of a flower) having four stamens in two pairs of different length.

didynamous

/ daɪˈdɪnəməs /

adjective

1. (of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove

Other Words From

• di·dyna·my noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of didynamous¹

1785–95; < New Latin Didynam ( ia ) name of the class (equivalent to di- di- ¹ + Greek dýnam ( is ) power ( dynamic ) + -ia -ia ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of didynamous¹

C18: from New Latin Didynamia name of former class, from di- ¹+ Greek dunamis power, referring to the greater strength of the two long stamens

Example Sentences

Stamens didynamous, their lower parts grown to the tube of the corolla.

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Stamens 4, didynamous, inserted on the tube of the corolla; anthers 2-celled, persistent.

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Stamens 4, slightly didynamous, incurved-ascending, scarcely exceeding the corolla.

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Didynamous (stamens), having four stamens in two pairs, 100.

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