didynamous
[ dahy-din-uh-muh s ]
/ daɪˈdɪn ə məs /
adjective
(of a flower) having four stamens in two pairs of different length.
Origin of didynamous
OTHER WORDS FROM didynamous
di·dyn·a·my, nounWords nearby didynamous
didymalgia,
didymitis,
didymium,
didymous,
didymus,
didynamous,
die,
die away,
die cast,
die casting,
die down
Example sentences from the Web for didynamous
Didynamous (stamens), having four stamens in two pairs, 100.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayStamens 4, didynamous, inserted on the tube of the corolla; anthers 2-celled, persistent.
British Dictionary definitions for didynamous
didynamous
/ (daɪˈdɪnəməs) /
adjective
(of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
Word Origin for didynamous
C18: from New Latin
Didynamia name of former class, from
di-
1 + Greek
dunamis power, referring to the greater strength of the two long stamens