triadelphous

[ trahy-uh-del-fuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of triadelphous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + -adelphous

Example Sentences

Triadelphous (three brotherhoods), when the filaments are united in three sets or clusters, as in most species of Hypericum.

From Project Gutenberg

Triadelphous, stamens united by their filaments into three bundles, 99.

From Project Gutenberg