monadelphous

American

[mon-uh-del-fuhs] / 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.

monadelphous British

/ ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs /

adjective

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

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monadelphous Scientific

/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of monadelphous

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

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