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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The flowers in this case were apetalous and imperfect.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
It has narrow, short-stalked leaves and inconspicuous, apetalous, unisexual flowers borne in short spikes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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
Rhagodia, ra-gō′di-a, n. a genus of apetalous plants.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The genus Myrica is the type of a small, but widely distributed order, Myricaceae, which is placed among the apetalous families of Dicotyledons, and is perhaps most nearly allied to the willow family.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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