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Meaning of ADELPHOUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*del"phous\, a. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)
Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens;
as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as,
monadelphous. --Gray.
 
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