Definition of Polyadelphia
in former classifications
:a class of plants having stamens united by the filaments into three or more fascicles
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Polyadelphia
plural noun
Poly·adel·phia
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Origin and Etymology of polyadelphia
New Latin, from Greek, possession of many brothers, from polyadelphos with many brothers (from poly- + adelphos brother) + -ia -y
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