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monadelphous definition

mon·adel·phous (män′ə del′fəs)

adjective

having the stamens united by their filaments into one set or bundle, as some legumes

Etymology: < mon- + Gr adelphos, brother (< a-, copulative + delphys, womb: see dolphin) + -ous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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