didynamous

[ dahy-din-uh-muhs ]

/ daɪˈdɪn ə məs /

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adjective

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

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Origin of didynamous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM didynamous

di·dyn·a·my, noun

Words nearby didynamous

didymalgia, didymitis, didymium, didymous, didymus, didynamous, die, die away, dieback, dieb. alt., dieb. secund.

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How to use didynamous in a sentence

Stamens didynamous, their lower parts grown to the tube of the corolla.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Stamens 4, didynamous, inserted on the tube of the corolla; anthers 2-celled, persistent.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Stamens 4, slightly didynamous, incurved-ascending, scarcely exceeding the corolla.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Didynamous (stamens), having four stamens in two pairs, 100.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for didynamous

didynamous

/ (daɪˈdɪnəməs) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for didynamous

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

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