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Definition: DIADELPHOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb diadelphously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(diadelphously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective diadelphous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Diadelphous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIADELPHOUS

Domain Definition
Geology Having the stamens united into two groups, or all but one united in a group and one free. (references)

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Definition: DIADELPHOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb diadelphously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(diadelphously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective diadelphous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DIADELPHOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: DIADELPHOUS

DomainDefinition
GeologyHaving the stamens united into two groups, or all but one united in a group and one free. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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