apetalous

American  

[ey-pet-l-uhs] / eɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. having no petals.

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apetalous British  

/ eɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. (of flowering plants) having no petals

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Other Word Forms

• apetalousness noun
• apetaly noun

Etymology

Origin of apetalous

From the New Latin word apetalus, dating back to 1700–10. See a- ⁶, petalous

Example Sentences

Sarcophyte, s�r-kof′i-tē, n. a monotypic genus of parasitic and apetalous plants native to South Africa.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Flowers diœcious, mostly apetalous, sometimes also without calyx.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Some nearly apetalous fertile flowers next the ground.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, or the absence of something; as apetalous, without petals; aphyllous, leafless, &c.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Flowers often of 2 sorts, the more fertile ones apetalous.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa