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monadelphous
[ mon-uh-del-fuhs ]
adjective
Botany.
- (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- (of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.
monadelphous
/ ˌɒəˈɛə /
adjective
- (of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
- (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
monadelphous
/ ŏ′ə-ĕ′ə,ō′nə- /
- 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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