decanadrous

A botanist examines a decanadrous flower under a magnifying glass.

Definition

Adjective (Botany) - Having ten stamens: "decanadrous" describes a flower that possesses exactly ten stamens, the male reproductive organs.

Usage Examples

• (The flower had ten stamens.)
• (Species with ten stamens are classified together.)

Advanced Usage

• "decanadrous condition": the state or characteristic of having ten stamens in a flower.
  • The decanadrous condition is rare among monocots. (Having ten stamens is unusual in this plant group.)

Variants and Related Words

• Decandria (noun): a class in the Linnaean system of plants having ten stamens.

  • Decandria includes genera like Kalmia and Rhododendron. (This class contains plants with ten stamens.)

• Decandrous (adj): alternative spelling of "decanadrous" with the same meaning.

  • The decandrous flower was carefully dissected. (The flower with ten stamens was examined.)

Synonyms

• Ten-stamened: having ten stamens.
  • The ten-stamened flower is characteristic of the genus. (It has exactly ten stamens.)

Related Idioms