didynamous

English

corolla of Digitalis purpurea, showing the didynamous configuration of stamens

Etymology

From di- +‎ Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “strength”) +‎ -ous.

Adjective

didynamous (not comparable)

1. (botany) containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.

Related terms

• tetradynamous
• isodynamous
• homodynamous

See also

• Didynamia

References

• “didynamous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “didynamous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• didynamous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia