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DIADELPHOUS
Definition of DIADELPHOUS
adjective
Of a flower, or the plant bearing it: having the stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate stamen.
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Where it comes from
From di- + Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) + -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIADELPHOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DIADELPHOUS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADDEHILOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DIADELPHOUS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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