apetalous

American

[ey-pet-l-uhs] / eɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

having no petals.

apetalous British

/ eɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

(of flowering plants) having no petals

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Other Word Forms

apetalousness noun
apetaly noun

Etymology

Origin of apetalous

From the New Latin word apetalus, dating back to 1700–10. See a- ⁶, petalous

Example Sentences

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Flowers apetalous, in racemes or spikes pistillate at base.

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

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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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