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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No plants containing saponin have been found among apetalous groups.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various
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
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
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.
Santalace�, san-ta-lā′sē-ē, n. an order of apetalous plants, the sandalwood family.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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