Monadelphous


[mon-uh-del-fuh s] /ˌmɒn əˈdɛl fəs/

adjective, Botany.
1.
(of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
2.
(of a plant or flower) having the stamens so united.
/ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs/
adjective
1.
(of stamens) having united filaments forming a tube around the style
2.
(of flowers) having monadelphous stamens
monadelphous
(mŏn’ə-děl’fəs, mō’nə-)
Related to stamens whose filaments are united into a single tubelike group. The stamens of flowers of leguminous plants are often monadelphous.

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