1. having stamens united by their filaments into a single group or bundle
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The hibiscus flower displays monadelphous stamens fused into a prominent central column.
• Botanists identified the plant by its monadelphous stamen arrangement.
• Members of the mallow family typically have monadelphous flowers.
• The monadelphous condition is easily observed in hollyhock blossoms.
• Students learned to distinguish monadelphous from free stamens in their botany lab.