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diplostephanous

diplostephanous adjective: having two rows of stipulodes.

Adjective

diplostephanous (not comparable)

  1. Having two rows of stipulodes.
    • When diplostephanous, the upper ring of stipulodes points upwards and the lower ring downwards.1986, Jenny A. Moore, Botanical Society of the British Isles, Charophytes of Great Britain and Ireland (page 12)

Origin of diplostephanous

From diplo- + Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “wreath”) + -ous.

Questions about diplostephanous

What does diplostephanous mean?
Diplostephanous means having two rows of stipulodes.
What part of speech is diplostephanous?
Diplostephanous is an adjective.

Words near diplostephanous in the dictionary

  1. diplospondylous
  2. diplosporous
  3. diplospory
  4. diplostemonous
  5. diplostemony
  6. diplostephanous
  7. diplostichous
  8. diplostomatid
  9. diplostomatids
  10. diplostomid
  11. diplostomids

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