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polyadelphous definition

poly·adel·phous (päl′ē ə del′fəs)

adjective

Bot. having stamens joined by their filaments into a number of clusters

Etymology: < Gr polyadelphos, with many brothers < polys-, many (see poly-) + adelphos, brother + -ous

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