-stemonouscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. haplostemonous adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin -stemon , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin -stemon (in e.g. Polystemon (see polystemonous adj. at poly- comb. form 1) < ancient Greek στημον- , στήμων warp, thread < the same base as στῆμα stamen (see stamen n.), with which the word was apparently confused) + -ous suffix.Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent., frequently after Latin models.

Botany.

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Forming adjectives designating the number or configuration of stamens, as allagostemonous adj., diplostemonous adj.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-stemonous
释义	-stemonouscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. haplostemonous adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin -stemon , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin -stemon (in e.g. Polystemon (see polystemonous adj. at poly- comb. form 1) < ancient Greek στημον- , στήμων warp, thread < the same base as στῆμα stamen (see stamen n.), with which the word was apparently confused) + -ous suffix.Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent., frequently after Latin models. Botany. Categories » Forming adjectives designating the number or configuration of stamens, as allagostemonous adj., diplostemonous adj. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form
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