gamosepalous

[ gam-uh-sep-uh-luhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Botany.

gamosepalous

/ ˌɡæməʊˈsɛpələs /

(of flowers) having united or partly united sepals, as the primrose Compare polysepalous

First recorded in 1825–35; gamo- + -sepalous

In a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, the shape of the tube in the bud may sometimes be noticeable.

The venation is useful as pointing out the number of leaves which constitute a gamosepalous calyx.

Calyx gamosepalous, dividing unequally when the flower opens.

Gamosepalous applies to the calyx when the sepals are in this way united.

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