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diadelphous
[dahy-uh-del-fuhs]
adjective
(of stamens) united into two sets by their filaments.
(of plants) having the stamens so united.
diadelphous
/ ˌ岹ɪəˈɛə /
adjective
(of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
(of flowers) having diadelphous stamens
diadelphous
Gathered into two groups or bundles of equal or different number. The stamens of certain flowers, such as those of some members of the bean family, are diadelphous.
Having stamens so arranged.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diadelphous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diadelphous1
Example Sentences
Petals free from the diadelphous stamens; standard ovate or roundish, its claw often remote from the others; wings obovate or oblong; keel incurved.
Stamens diadelphous or sometimes monadelphous.
Filaments monadelphous below in a tube which is adherent to the corolla, diadelphous at the summit.—A climbing biennial, with thrice-pinnate leaves, cut-lobed delicate leaflets, and ample panicles of drooping white or purplish flowers.
Stamens diadelphous in two sets of 5 each.
Stamens diadelphous, 9 and 1, or monadelphous below.
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