mon·a·del·phous (m n  -d l fs, m n-)adj. Related to or being stamens with all the filaments united into a single tubelike group. [mon(o)- + Greek adelphos, brother.] |
monadelphous [ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
[from mono- + Greek adelphos brother, twin + -ous]
| monadelphous (mn-dlfs, mn-) 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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