monadelphous

[ mon-uh-del-fuhs ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /

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adjective Botany.

(of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.

(of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.

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Origin of monadelphous

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

Words nearby monadelphous

monachism, monacid, monacillo, Monaco, monad, monadelphous, monades, monadic, monadism, monadnock, Monaghan

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How to use monadelphous in a sentence

Stamens monadelphous, the anthers permanently attached to a large stigmatic body; pollen mostly in waxy masses.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Filaments monadelphous below in a tube which is adherent to the corolla, diadelphous at the summit.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Sheath of the monadelphous stamens entire; anthers alternately oblong and roundish.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Corolla and monadelphous stamens inserted at the summit of the calyx-tube; standard orbicular; keel incurved.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Filaments short, monadelphous at base; anthers long and linear, approximate in a slender cone.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for monadelphous

monadelphous

/ (ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs) /

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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Scientific definitions for monadelphous

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.