Diadelphian

/ˌdaɪəˈdɛlfiən/ adjective, noun

Definition

Relating to or belonging to plants of the diadelphia class; a plant having stamens in two bundles.

Etymology

From diadelphia + -ian (adjective/noun suffix). Botanical terminology for plants exhibiting the two-bundle stamen characteristic.

Kelly Says

Botanists in the 1700s used these 'sexual' flower classifications (diadelpous, monadelphous, etc.) as their main way of organizing all known plants before DNA!

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