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monadelphian

monadelphian is the obsolete form of monadelphous.

Meaning of monadelphous

Adjective

monadelphous (not comparable)

  1. Having all its stamens within a flower fused together at least partly by the filaments.
    • The stamens are monadelphous and are united for more than half their length into an open tube adnate to the petals1988, Michael Hickey & Clive King, 100 families of flowering plants, Cambridge University Press, 2007 digital reprint, p. 326

Questions about monadelphian

What is monadelphian the obsolete form of?
Monadelphian is the obsolete form of monadelphous.

Words near monadelphian in the dictionary

  1. monacts
  2. monad
  3. monadal
  4. monade
  5. monadelph
  6. monadelphian
  7. monadelphous
  8. monadelphously
  9. monadelphs
  10. monadelphy
  11. monades

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