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Polyadelphy vs Adelphy - What's the difference?

polyadelphy | adelphy | Derived terms |

Polyadelphy is a derived term of adelphy.


In botany|lang=en terms the difference between polyadelphy and adelphy

is that polyadelphy is (botany) presence of polyadelphous stamen while adelphy is (botany) fusion of stamen filaments.

As nouns the difference between polyadelphy and adelphy

is that polyadelphy is (botany) presence of polyadelphous stamen while adelphy is (botany) fusion of stamen filaments.

polyadelphy

English

Noun

(-)
  • (botany) Presence of polyadelphous stamen.

    • adelphy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (botany) Fusion of stamen filaments.

    • Usage notes

    * Above five groups of fused stamens, (term) is preceded with the numeral.

    Derived terms

    * monadelphy, monadelphous * diadelphy, diadelphous * triadelphy, triadelphous * tetradelphy, tetradelphous * pentadelphy, pentadelphous * polyadelphy, polyadelphous