monadelphous

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mon·a·del·phous (m

-d

s, m

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 (m

-d

s, m

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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