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triadelphous

[trahy-uh-del-fuh s]

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adjective Botany.

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

Origin of triadelphous

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

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Examples from the Web for triadelphous

Historical Examples of triadelphous

Triadelphous, stamens united by their filaments into three bundles, 99.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Triadelphous (three brotherhoods), when the filaments are united in three sets or clusters, as in most species of Hypericum.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray