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triadelphous

American

[trahy-uh-del-fuhs] / ˌtraɪ əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective

Botany.

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

Etymology

Origin of triadelphous

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

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