didynamous
(of a flower) having four stamens in two pairs of different length.
Origin of didynamous
1Other words from didynamous
- di·dyn·a·my, noun
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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 TaveraStamens 4, didynamous, inserted on the tube of the corolla; anthers 2-celled, persistent.
Stamens 4, slightly didynamous, incurved-ascending, scarcely exceeding the corolla.
didynamous (stamens), having four stamens in two pairs, 100.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for didynamous
/ (daɪˈdɪnəməs) /
(of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
Origin of didynamous
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