didynamous

[dahy-din-uh-muh s]

adjective

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

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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Examples from the Web for didynamous

Historical Examples of 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

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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