Adelphia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adelphia \A*del"phi*a\, n. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
     A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; --
     used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia,
     Diadelphia, etc.
     [1913 Webster]