polypetalous

[ pol-ee-pet-l-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having a corolla of separate petals.

polypetalous

/ ˌpɒlɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. (of flowers) having many distinct or separate petals Compare gamopetalous

Other Words From

• poly·petal·y noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polypetalous¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; poly- + petalous

Example Sentences

Rhamnus, ram′nus, n. a genus of polypetalous shrubs and trees, including the buckthorn.

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Drosera�ce�, a nat. ord. of polypetalous Dicotyledons, consisting of insectivorous marsh herbs, whose leaves are usually covered with glands or glandular hairs.

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In some polypetalous corollas, as that of the vine, the petals are separate at the base and adhere by the apices.

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Irregular Flowers may be polypetalous, or nearly so, as in the papilionaceous corolla; but most of them are irregular through coalescence, which often much disguises the numerical symmetry also.

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Cohesion of the sepals in a normally polypetalous calyx renders the latter gamosepalous, and is not of uncommon occurrence, to a partial extent, though rarely met with complete.

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