gamopetalous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gamopetalous
From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at gamo-, petalous
Example Sentences
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Amongst Dicotyledons the gamopetalous forms are admitted to be the highest development and a dominant one of our epoch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Sambucus, sam-bū′kus, n. a genus of gamopetalous trees and shrubs of the honeysuckle family—the elders.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Another feature of interest is the rarity with which axillary prolification is found in irregular gamopetalous blooms.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Some flowers are quite normal, exhibiting no sign of connation; others are wholly gamopetalous, the four petals being united from their base to the very margin of the cup formed.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
In some cases only one covering is formed, especially amongst gamopetalous dicotyledons, as in Compositae, Campanulaceae, also in walnut, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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