ADELPHOUS

adj.?lf’u®s, Lat.,a delph us. Fr.,adelphe, a delph i que, Ger., brüderig. Sp., adelfo. In botany, said of stamens which are united by their filaments so that several anthers are supported on a single base. [B.] See MoADELPHOUS, DIADEL- PHOS, and POLYADELPHOUS.