-stemonous

adjective combining form

-stemo·​nous

¦stēmənəs,

-tem-

: having (such or so many) stamens

diplostemonous

isostemonous

Word History

Etymology

from (assumed) New Latin -stemonus, from Greek stēmōn warp, thread

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