adesmy
English
Etymology
From a- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bonds”) + -y.
Noun
adesmy (uncountable)
- (botany) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.
- heterologous adesmy
- homologous adesmy
- adesmy of carpels
- adesmy of the corolla
References
- “adesmy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.