haplostemonous

British

/ ˈhæpləʊˈstiːmənəs, -ˈstɛm- /

adjective

(of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl

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Etymology

Origin of haplostemonous

C19: from New Latin, from _haplo- + -stemonus relating to a _stamen

Example Sentences

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A flower with a single row of stamens is haplostemonous.

From Project Gutenberg

Haplo-, in Greek compounds, single; as Haplostemonous, having only one series of stamens.

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