choripetalous
American
[kawr-uh-pet-l-uhs, kohr-]
/ ˌkɔr əˈpɛt l əs, ˌkoʊr- /
adjective
Botany.
Etymology
Origin of choripetalous
1875–80; < Greek chôri, variant of chōrís apart + petalous
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