polyadelphous

[ pol-ee-uh-del-fuh s ]
/ ˌpɒl i əˈdɛl fəs /

adjective Botany.

(of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.

Origin of polyadelphous

1855–60; < Greek polyádelphos having many siblings; see poly-, -adelphous

Example sentences from the Web for polyadelphous

  • Polyadelphous, stamens united by their filaments into several bundles, 100.

British Dictionary definitions for polyadelphous

polyadelphous
/ (ˌpɒlɪəˈdɛlfəs) /

adjective

(of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in three or more groups
(of flowers) having polyadelphous stamens

Word Origin for polyadelphous

C19: from New Latin, from poly- + -adelphous from Greek adelphos brother