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monadelphous
[mon-uh-del-fuhs]
adjective
(of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
(of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.
monadelphous
/ ˌɒəˈɛə /
adjective
(of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
(of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
monadelphous
Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of monadelphous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of monadelphous1
Example Sentences
Filaments awl-shaped, usually somewhat monadelphous at base; anthers oblong, versatile.
Stamens 8–16; filaments short, monadelphous at base; anther-cells separate, long, often worm-shaped, hanging from the apex of the filament.
Stamens 3–12, distinct or monadelphous; anthers 2-celled.
Stamens 5, on the corolla, or monadelphous with 5 petaloid staminodia.
Sheath of the monadelphous stamens entire; anthers alternately oblong and roundish.
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