(of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
Word origin
C18: from New Latin Didynamia name of former class, from di-1 + Greek dunamis power, referring to the greater strength of the two long stamens
didynamous in American English
(daɪˈdɪnəməs)
adjective
of or having four stamens occurring in pairs of unequal length
Word origin
< ModL didynamia, coined (1735) by Linnaeus < Gr di- (see di-1) + dynamis, power (see dynamic), for a former class of plants, in reference to the two stamens of greater length+ -ous