gamopetalous

American

[gam-uh-pet-l-uhs] / ˌgæm əˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

having the petals united.

gamopetalous British

/ ˌɡæməʊˈpɛtələs /

adjective

Also: sympetalous. (of flowers) having petals that are united or partly united, as the primrose Compare polypetalous

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Etymology

Origin of gamopetalous

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at gamo-, petalous

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Flowers white or greenish.—A small family, nearly related to the Gamopetalous order Ebenaceæ.

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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