-adelphous

Botany.

a combining form meaning “having stamens growing together in bundles,” of the number specified by the initial element:
monadelphous.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin < Greek -adelphos, adj. derivative of ��ó�� brother or ��ḗ sister; -ous

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Having coalescent or clustered filaments; Ð said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens.

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