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
Example Sentences
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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 apetalous, diœcious or polygamous, from a scaly catkin-like bud.
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
Of apetalous Gymnoblasts, some important species are to be recorded, since they form the chief pride of the forests.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Meiotaxy of the corolla.—Deficiency of the entire corolla occurs in conjunction with similar reductions in other organs, or as an isolated phenomenon in the many apetalous varieties of plants recorded in books.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Our genera are apetalous and with the calyx free from the ovary.
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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