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didynamous

adjective
di·dyn·a·mous | \ (ˈ)dī¦dinəməs \

Definition of didynamous 

: having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length —used especially of plants of the families Scrophulariaceae and Labiatae

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Other words from didynamous

didynamy \-mē \ noun plural -es

History and Etymology for didynamous

New Latin Didynamia + English -ous

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