didynamous

[ dahy-din-uh-muh s ]

/ daɪˈdɪn ə məs /

adjective

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

Nearby words

didymalgia, didymitis, didymium, didymous, didymus, didynamous, die, die away, die cast, die casting, 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 forms

di·dyn·a·my, noun

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Examples from the Web for didynamous

Didynamous (stamens), having four stamens in two pairs, 100.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
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

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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