Amadelphous

/ˌæməˈdɛlfəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, describing stamens (male flower parts) that are united or grouped together.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (not) + 'adelph' (brother/related) + '-ous' (full of), literally meaning 'not having brothers' or 'not grouped.' The botanical term describes when stamens don't cluster in distinct groups.

Kelly Says

The naming of flower parts got wildly creative when botanists started seeing 'brothers' and 'sisters' in stamens—amadelphous means the stamens didn't stick together like siblings, which was one of their main classification tricks before DNA.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደንተና
ɛndɛntɛna
ARالعربية
أخوة
ʾuḵwah
BNবাংলা
ভাইবোন
bhaibon
CACatalà
germans
ʒərˈmans
CSČeština
sourozenec
sourozenɛts
DADansk
søskende
sœskənə
DEDeutsch
Amadelf
aˈmadɛlf
ELΕλληνικά
αδέλφια
aðélvia
ESEspañol
amadelfo
amadeɫfo
FAفارسی
برادران و خواهران
barādarān-o xāharān
FISuomi
sisarukset
sisɑrukset
FRFrançais
amadelfe
amadɛlf
GUGU
ભાઈબહેન
bhai-bahen
HAHA
’yan’uwa
januwa
HEעברית
אחים
aḥim
HIहिन्दी
सहोदर
sahodar
HUMagyar
testvérek
tɛʃtveːrɛk
IDBahasa Indonesia
saudara
saudara
IGIG
ụmụnne
umunne
ITItaliano
amadelfo
amadeɫfo
JA日本語
兄弟姉妹
kyōdai shimai
KKKK
ағайынды
aɣajındı
KMKM
បងប្អូន
bɑŋ pʰɑɑn
KO한국어
형제자매
hyeongje jamae
MRMR
भाऊबहीण
bhaubahiṇ
MSBahasa Melayu
saudara
saudara
MYမြန်မာ
ညီအစ်ကို
ɲì ʔaʔ t͡ɕò
NLNederlands
broers en zussen
broːrs ɛn ˈzʏsə(n)
NONorsk
søsken
søːskən
PAPA
ਭਰਾ ਤੇ ਭੈਣ
bʰərɑ tɛ bʰɛɳ
PLPolski
rodzeństwo
rɔdʑɛ̃ɡʂtʋɔ
PTPortuguês
amadelfo
ɐmɐˈdɛɫfu
RORomână
frați și surori
frat͡si ʃi surorʲ
RUРусский
амадельф
amadʹɛlf
SVSvenska
syskon
syːskɔn
SWKiswahili
ndugu
ndugu
TAதமிழ்
சகோதரர்கள்
cakōtararkaḷ
TEతెలుగు
సోదరులు
sōdaruḷu
THไทย
พี่น้อง
pʰîː nɔːŋ
TLTL
magkakapatid
magkakapatid
TRTürkçe
kardeş
kɑrdɛʃ
UKУкраїнська
браття і сестри
brattʲa i sestry
URاردو
بھائی بہن
bhāī bahin
VITiếng Việt
anh em
ʔaŋ ʔɛm
YOYO
àwọn ọmọ
awọn ɔmɔ
ZH中文
兄弟姐妹
xiōng dì jiě mèi
ZUZU
abafana
abafana

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