Defn: A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.
ADELING
Ad"el*ing, n.
Defn: Same as Atheling.
ADELOCODONIC
A*del`o*co*don"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; — opposed to phanerocodonic.
ADELOPOD
A*del"o*pod, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An animal having feet that are not apparent.
ADELPHIA
A*del"phi*a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; — used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc.
ADELPHOUS
A*del"phous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)