monadelphous

Stamens monadelphous, the anthers permanently attached to a large stigmatic body; pollen mostly in waxy masses.
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Filaments monadelphous below in a tube which is adherent to the corolla, diadelphous at the summit.
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Sheath of the monadelphous stamens entire; anthers alternately oblong and roundish.
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Corolla and monadelphous stamens inserted at the summit of the calyx-tube; standard orbicular; keel incurved.
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Filaments short, monadelphous at base; anthers long and linear, approximate in a slender cone.
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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.