dipetalous

American

[dahy-pet-l-uhs] / daɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

bipetalous.

dipetalous British

/ daɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

another word for bipetalous

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Etymology

Origin of dipetalous

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

Example Sentences

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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