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Botany.
a combining form meaning “having stamens growing together in bundles,” of the number specified by the initial element: monadelphous.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Words nearby -adelphous
Adélie Coast, Adélie Land, Adélie penguin, Adeline, adelomorphous, -adelphous, ademption, Aden, adenalgia, Adenauer, adendric
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Example sentences from the Web for -adelphous
Indeed, in one settlement I came across two brothers, who had for this reason resorted to the adelphous form of polyandry.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar ThurstonAdelphous (stamens), joined in a fraternity (adelphia); see monadelphous, &c.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray