petalody

[ pet-l-oh-dee ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.

petalody

/ ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ; ˌpɛtəˈlɒdɪk /

noun

1. a condition in certain plants in which stamens or other parts of the flower assume the form and function of petals

Derived Forms

• petalodic, adjective

Other Words From

• pet·a·lod·ic [pet-l-, od, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of petalody¹

1880–85; < Greek petalṓdēs leaflike ( petal, -ode ¹ ) + -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of petalody¹

C19: from Greek petalōdēs like a leaf, from petalon leaf

Example Sentences

Petalody, metamorphosis of stamens, &c., into petals.

From Project Gutenberg

In these flowers, owing to the petalody of the stamens and pistils, one or both, an impression of exaggerated number is produced, which is by no means necessarily a true one.

From Project Gutenberg

The bearings of these and other similar malformations on the morphology of the anther are alluded to under the head of petalody of the anther.

From Project Gutenberg

Petalody of the stamens.—A petaloid condition of the stamens is one of the commonest of all malformations.

From Project Gutenberg

This change results from an imperfect petalody of the anther; the two wings on each side of the central vascular cord represent the front and back walls of an anther lobe, or rather of that portion of the anther which, under ordinary circumstances, produces pollen.

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