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monadelphous

[ mon-uh-del-fuhs ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
  2. (of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.


monadelphous

/ ˌɒəˈɛə /

adjective

  1. (of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
  2. (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

monadelphous

/ ŏ′ə-ĕə,ō′nə- /

  1. Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monadelphous1

First recorded in 1800–10; mon- + -adelphous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monadelphous1

C19: from mono- + Greek adelphos brother, twin + -ous
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Filaments awl-shaped, usually somewhat monadelphous at base; anthers oblong, versatile.

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Stamens 8–16; filaments short, monadelphous at base; anther-cells separate, long, often worm-shaped, hanging from the apex of the filament.

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Stamens 3–12, distinct or monadelphous; anthers 2-celled.

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Stamens 5, on the corolla, or monadelphous with 5 petaloid staminodia.

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Sheath of the monadelphous stamens entire; anthers alternately oblong and roundish.

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