In botany, describing stamens (male parts of flowers) that are fused together in bundles or groups.
From Greek 'adelphos' (brother), implying that stamens are grouped together like siblings. Used in botanical terminology to describe the arrangement of floral organs.
When flower stamens are adelphous, they're literally held together by fused filaments like brothers holding hands—monoadelphous means one group, diadelphous means two groups, and so on!
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