apetalous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of apetalous
From the New Latin word apetalus, dating back to 1700–10. See a- 6, petalous
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Flowers apetalous, in racemes or spikes pistillate at base.
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
Flowers often of 2 sorts, the more fertile ones apetalous.
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
The highest apetalous plants contain camphors and oils; the highest of the monocotyledons contain a mucilage and oils; and the highest dicotyledons contain oils and special acids.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various
No plants containing saponin have been found among apetalous groups.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various
Ricinus, ris′i-nus, n. a genus of apetalous plants, whose one species is Ricinus communis, the castor-oil plant.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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