n. a city on the Mediterranean Sea, the chief port of Egypt.
a.
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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. Diandrous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; twelve + &unr_;, &unr_;, man, male. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants including all that have any number of stamens between twelve and nineteen.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Gynandrian. ] (Bot.) A class of plants in the Linnæan system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; twenty +&unr_;, &unr_;, man, male: cf. F. icosandrie. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.
a. [ L. Maeandrius: cf. F. méandrien. ] Winding; having many turns. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a.; (Bot.) Same as Monandrous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (see Penta-) + &unr_;, &unr_;, man, male. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having five separate stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Polyandry. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Polyandrous. [ 1913 Webster ]
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‖n. pl. [ NL. See Tri-, and -androus. ] (Bot.) A Linnaean class of plants having three distinct and equal stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]