di·dyn·a·mous (d -d n  -ms)adj. Having four stamens in two pairs of unequal length. [From New Latin Didynamia, former class name : di- + Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic.] |
didynamous [daɪˈdɪnəməs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
[from New Latin Didynamia name of former class, from di-1 + Greek dunamis power, referring to the greater strength of the two long stamens]
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