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Webster 1913 Edition


Adelphia


A-del′phi-a

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ἀδελφόσ
brother.]
(Bot.)
A “brotherhood,” or collection of stamens in a bundle; –
used in composition, as in the class names, Mon
adelphia
, Di
adelphia
, etc.

Definition 2024


Adelphia

Adelphia

See also: adelphia

Translingual

Proper noun

Adelphia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – woody vines, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

See also

adelphia

adelphia

See also: Adelphia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, brother)

Noun

adelphia

  1. (botany) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc.

English

Wikispecies

Noun

adelphia (plural adelphias)

  1. Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.