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Definition of Diadelphous
1. Adjective. (botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diadelphous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Diadelphous
1. Having the stamens United into two groups, or all but one united in a group and one free. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diadelphous
Literary usage of Diadelphous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia by Stephen Elliott (1824)
"Stamens diadelphous. Legume oval, rugose, mucronate. Seed 1, glabrous. Grows in
dry soils moderately rich. Flowers May—June. 5. ..."
2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1809)
"... diadelphous. Stigma flattened and hooked. The flowers grow in an elliptical
head without ... diadelphous ..."
3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1830)
"AUe. and keel alike in shape, the latter smaller. Slam, diadelphous. Germen linear.
Style curved upwards. Stigma obtuse. This is a pretty greenhouse ..."
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