Adelphous Definition

suffix

(botany) Preceded by an Arabic numeral to indicate the number of bundles in which a flower's stamens are fused.

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adjective

(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.

Adelphous stamens.
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Origin of Adelphous

  • Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphos, “brother”) +‎ -ous.

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  • From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphos, “brother”).

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