monadelphous

[ mon-uh-del-fuh s ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /

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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Example sentences from the Web for monadelphous

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
Sheath of the monadelphous stamens entire; anthers alternately oblong and roundish.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
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

Stamens 10, monadelphous at the very base, otherwise distinct.
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.