apetalous
Americanadjective
adjective
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
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The flowers in this case were apetalous and imperfect.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Ricinus, ris′i-nus, n. a genus of apetalous plants, whose one species is Ricinus communis, the castor-oil plant.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Salix, sā′liks, n. a genus of apetalous trees and shrubs, the willows.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
Flowers apetalous, diœcious or polygamous, from a scaly catkin-like bud.
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
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