Adelphous
/əˈdɛlfəs/noun
Botany: having stamens united by their filaments into one or more bundles.
Did you know?*Adelphous* is built from Greek *adelphos* (“brother”), the same root behind *Philadelphia* (“brotherly love”), so a plant term carries an ancient kinship word straight into botany.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
adelphós
“brother”
Late Greek
Gk
adelphos
“brother; in botanical compounds, “brother-like” grouping”
18th Century
Latin
adelphus
“used in scientific compounds referring to united stamens”
Modern English
English
adelphous
“having stamens joined by their filaments into one or more bundles”
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