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dipetalous

American  
[dahy-pet-l-uhs] / daɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. bipetalous.

dipetalous British  
/ daɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

  1. another word for bipetalous

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Etymology

Origin of dipetalous

1700–10; < New Latin dipetalus; di- 1, petalous

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Dipetalous, dī-pet′a-lus, adj. having two petals.

From Project Gutenberg

A corolla is dipetalous, tripetalous, tetrapetalous or pentapetalous according as it has two, three, four or five separate petals.

From Project Gutenberg

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