Didynamia

plural noun

Di·​dy·​na·​mia

ˌdīdə̇ˈnāmēə

in former classifications

: a class of plants including those having flowers with four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length

didynamian

¦⸗⸗¦nāmēən

adjective

or didynamic

-¦namik

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + Greek dynamis power + New Latin -ia

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