monadelphous

[mon-uh-del-fuh s]

adjective Botany.

(of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
(of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.

Origin of monadelphous

First recorded in 1800–10; mon- + -adelphous

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Examples from the Web for monadelphous

Historical Examples of monadelphous

Stamens 10, monadelphous at the very base, otherwise distinct.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
In Ochlandra they vary from seven to thirty, and in Gigantochloa they are monadelphous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3
Various
Stamens 5, monadelphous in a 10-toothed tube or cup; leaves simple, all radical.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
Stamens showing the union of the filaments into a common tube (monadelphous).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4
Various
In their lower part the stamens are fused together by their stalks, like the "monadelphous" stamens of a mallow.
Darwin and Modern Science
A.C. Seward and Others

British Dictionary definitions for monadelphous

monadelphous

adjective

(of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
(of flowers) having monadelphous stamens

Word Origin for monadelphous

C19: from mono- + Greek adelphos brother, twin + -ous

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monadelphous in Science

monadelphous

[mŏn′ə-dĕl′fəs, mō′nə-]

Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.