diadelphous

American

[dahy-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌdaɪ əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective

Botany.

(of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.
(of plants) having the stamens so united.

diadelphous British

/ ˌdaɪəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

(of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
(of flowers) having diadelphous stamens

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diadelphous Scientific

/ dī′ə-dĕl′fəs /

Gathered into two groups or bundles of equal or different number. The stamens of certain flowers, such as those of some members of the bean family, are diadelphous.
Having stamens so arranged.

Etymology

Origin of diadelphous

First recorded in 1800–10; di- ¹ + -adelphous

Example Sentences

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Petals free from the diadelphous stamens; standard ovate or roundish, its claw often remote from the others; wings obovate or oblong; keel incurved.

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Stamens diadelphous or sometimes monadelphous.

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Stamens diadelphous in two sets of 5 each.

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Stamens diadelphous, 9 and 1, or monadelphous below.

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Stamens diadelphous or nearly so.

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