petaliferous

[ pet-l-if-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. bearing or having petals.

petaliferous

/ ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs /

adjective

1. bearing or having petals

Example Sentences

It rarely exceeds 30 feet in height, with leaves not unlike those of the common Ash, and conspicuous panicles of light, feathery, white petaliferous flowers, produced usually in great abundance all over the tree.

From Project Gutenberg

The petaliferous flowers are simply to counteract the inevitable evils resulting from close inbreeding.

From Project Gutenberg