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Where does “isostemonous” come from?

isostemonous (English) comes from Ancient Greek στήμων, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

isostemonous (English): Having the same number of stamens as petals

Definitions

  1. Having the same number of stamens as petals

Ancestry of “isostemonous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστήμων—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂mn̥that which stands, stature
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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