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didynamous

[ dahy-din-uh-muh s ]
/ daɪˈdɪn ə məs /
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adjective

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

Nearby words

  1. didymalgia,
  2. didymitis,
  3. didymium,
  4. didymous,
  5. didymus,
  6. die,
  7. die away,
  8. die cast,
  9. die casting,
  10. die down

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
Related formsdi·dyn·a·my, noun
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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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