*delphian*

{ } a. [ Cf. F. diadelphe. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or relating to the Didelphia. -- n. One of the Didelphia. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. monadelphie. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) One of the Monodelphia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo`s brother. ] Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]