Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obdiplostemonous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-diploste-monous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two sets of stamens in alternating whorls, with the outer whorl opposite the petals.

Example Sentences

"[…] the stamens, which are definite in number, normally obdiplostemonous (namely, the stamens are in two alternating whorls, those of the outer whorl opposite the petals – see Fig. 102) […]"
"This arrangement led van Steenis (1932) to hypothesize an obdiplostemonous ancestor for the family."
"Diplostemonous and obdiplostemonous flowers may also occur in the same family (e.g. Rutaceae); Zygophyllaceae are obdiplostemonous, Liliaceae are diplostemonous."
"In the genus Mitella the androecium can exceptionally be more variable, ranging from obdiplostemonous to (ob)haplostemonous arrangements."

Questions

What does obdiplostemonous mean?: Having two sets of stamens in alternating whorls, with the outer whorl opposite the petals.

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