monadelphous

American  

[mon-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective

Botany.

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

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

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monadelphous British  

/ ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

1. (of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style

2. (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens

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monadelphous Scientific  

/ mŏn′ə-dĕl′fəs,mō′nə- /

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

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Etymology

Origin of monadelphous

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

Example Sentences

Galax, in Diapensiaceæ, 326 Stamens 10, monadelphous at the base.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Sheath of the monadelphous stamens cleft on the upper side; 5 of the anthers smaller and roundish.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Filaments commonly monadelphous at base; anthers oblong or oval; staminodia none.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Stamens diadelphous, 9 and 1, or monadelphous below.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Plants with irregular hypogynous flowers, 4–8 diadelphous or monadelphous stamens, their 1-celled anthers opening at the top by a pore or chink, the fruit a 2-celled and 2-seeded pod.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa