triadelphous

triadelphous [trahy-uh-del-fuh s] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Botany.

1. (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.

Origin of triadelphous First recorded in 1820–30; tri- + -adelphous Examples from the Web for triadelphous Historical Examples of triadelphous

Triadelphous, stamens united by their filaments into three bundles, 99.

The Elements of Botany

Asa Gray

Triadelphous (three brotherhoods), when the filaments are united in three sets or clusters, as in most species of Hypericum.

The Elements of Botany

Asa Gray