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apetalous

[ ey-pet-l-uhs ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. having no petals.


apetalous

/ ɪˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. (of flowering plants) having no petals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·a·dzܲ·Ա ·a· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apetalous1

From the New Latin word apetalus, dating back to 1700–10. See a- 6, petalous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apetalous1

C18: from New Latin apetalus, see a- 1, petal
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Example Sentences

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Flowers apetalous, in racemes or spikes pistillate at base.

From

Sarcōcol′la, a genus of apetalous shrubs of the order Pen�ace�, native to South Africa.

From

Rivina, ri-vī′na, n. a genus of apetalous plants, the pokeweed family.

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Myristica, mī-ris′ti-ka, n. a genus of fragrant apetalous trees—the nutmegs: the kernel of the seed of Myristica fragrans, as used in cookery.

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It has narrow, short-stalked leaves and inconspicuous, apetalous, unisexual flowers borne in short spikes.

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