apetalous

American  

[ey-pet-l-uhs] / eɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. having no petals.

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apetalous British  

/ eɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. (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

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

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Stam′inal, Stamin′ēous, consisting of or possessing stamens: pertaining to, or attached to, the stamen: apetalous, as certain flowers; Stam′inate, -d, having or producing stamens; Staminif′erous, Staminig′erous, bearing or having stamens.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Some nearly apetalous fertile flowers next the ground.

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

A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, or the absence of something; as apetalous, without petals; aphyllous, leafless, &c.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa