Adelphous

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

  Adelphous \A*del"phous\, a. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
     Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens;
     as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as,
     monadelphous. --Gray.
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