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Webster 1913 Edition
Adelphia
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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
, Diadelphia
, etc.Definition 2024
Adelphia
Adelphia
See also: adelphia
Translingual
Proper noun
Adelphia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – woody vines, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Malpighiaceae - family
Hyponyms
See also
adelphia
adelphia
See also: Adelphia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”)
Noun
adelphia
- (botany) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc.