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Tetradelphous vs Adelphy - What's the difference?

tetradelphous | adelphy | Derived terms |

Tetradelphous is a derived term of adelphy.


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

is that tetradelphous is (botany) having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form four separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen while adelphy is (botany) fusion of stamen filaments.

As an adjective tetradelphous

is (botany) having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form four separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.

As a noun adelphy is

(botany) fusion of stamen filaments.

tetradelphous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form four separate groups, some of which may contain a single stamen.

    • Usage notes

    *Said of either a flower of a plants bearing such flowers.

    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