Polyadelphia
/ˌpɒlɪəˈdɛlfɪə/Botany. Now historical
noun
In the Linnaean artificial system: the eighteenth class of plants, comprising those whose flowers have numerous stamens united by their filaments into three or more bundles.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Polyadelphia, former class name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae) from poly- + ancient Greek ἀδελϕός brother + scientific Latin -ia.
- potato stalk borer
- potato stick
- potato stone
- potato straw
- potato top
- potato-trap
- potato tree
- potato tuber moth
- potato tuberworm
- potato vine
- potato wart
- potato whisky
- potato worm
- pot-au-feu
- Potawatomi
- pot-baker
- pot-bank
- pot barley
- pot-bellied
- pot-bellied pig
- pot-bellied stove
- pot belly
- pot-board
- potboil
- potboiler