monadelphous
[ mon-uh-del-fuh s ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs /
adjective Botany.
(of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
(of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.
Origin of monadelphous
First recorded in 1800–10;
mon- +
-adelphous
Words nearby monadelphous
Example sentences from the Web for monadelphous
British Dictionary definitions for monadelphous
monadelphous
/ (ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs) /
adjective
(of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
(of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
Word Origin for monadelphous
C19: from
mono- + Greek
adelphos brother, twin +
-ous
Scientific definitions for monadelphous
monadelphous
[ mŏn′ə-dĕl′fəs, mō′nə- ]
Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.