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Anisostemonous
Anisostemonous An`i*so*stem"o*nous, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? warp, thread; ? to stand.] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.
Diplostemonous
Diplostemonous Dip`lo*stem"o*nous, a. [Gr. ? double + ? the warp, a thread.] (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. --R. Brown.
Diplostemony
Diplostemony Dip`lo*stem"o*ny, n. (Bot.) The condition of being diplostemonous.
Haplostemonous
Haplostemonous Hap`lo*stem"o*nous, a. [Gr. "aplo`os simple + sth`mwn a thread.] (Bot.) Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous.
Isostemonous
Isostemonous I`so*stem"o*nous, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? thread.] (Bot.) Having exactly as many stamens as petals.
Isostemony
Isostemony I`so*stem"o*ny, n. (Bot.) The quality or state of being isostemonous.
Melostemonous
Melostemonous Mel`o*stem"o*nous, a. [Gr. ? smaller + ? warp, thread.] (Bot.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.
Obdiplostemonous
Obdiplostemonous Ob*dip`lo*stem"o*nous, a. [Pref. ob- + diplostemonous.] (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers. --Gray.
Obdiplostemony
Obdiplostemony Ob*dip"lo*stem"o*ny, n. (Bot.) The condition of being obdiplostemonous.
Pogostemon Patchouli
Patchouli Pa*tchou"li, Patchouly Pa*tchou"ly, n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.] 1. (Bot.) A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. 2. The perfume made from this plant. Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.

Meaning of Stemon from wikipedia

- "Trachystemon" is derived from the Gr**** "trachys", meaning rough, and "stemon", a stamen. The specific epithet, "orientalis" means eastern or from the...
- comes from the combination of 2 Gr**** words of 'callis' meaning beauty and 'stemon' meaning stamen, referring to the flowers of the plant. The genus Callistemon...
- Arizona Cleaver Stemons (1898 – March 1980), born Arizona Leedonia Cleaver, was an American social worker. While she was a student at Howard University...
- Lophostemon ('lophos' - crest, 'stemon' - stamen) is a genus of 4 species of evergreen trees in the myrtle and clove family Myrtaceae. All four species...
- is derived from the Ancient Gr**** words erion meaning "wool": 864  and stemon meaning "stamen": 747  referring to the woolly stamens. A large number of...
- Mozambique. It was formerly placed in genus Cladostemon (klados - a branch, stemon - a stamen). Crateva kirki has leaves that are trifoliolate with obovate...
- The founders and charter members of the Sorority were Arizona Cleaver (Stemons), Viola Tyler (Goings), Myrtle Tyler (Faithful), Pearl Anna Neal, and Fannie...
- yearbook Viola Tyler Goings, from the 1920 Howard yearbook Arizona Cleaver (Stemons) was the first president of the Alpha chapter and the first national president...
- some of the notable members of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Arizona Cleaver Stemons (1920) Myrtle Tyler Faithful (1921–1922) Joanna Houston Ransom (1922–1923)...
- genus name is based on the Gr**** 'amphi-' (=double or of two kinds) and 'stemon' (=stamen) referring to the dimorphic stamen position characteristic for...