gamopetalous

American  

[gam-uh-pet-l-uhs] / ˌgæm əˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. having the petals united.

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gamopetalous British  

/ ˌɡæməʊˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. Also: sympetalous.  (of flowers) having petals that are united or partly united, as the primrose Compare polypetalous

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Etymology

Origin of gamopetalous

From New Latin, dating back to 1820–30; gamo-, petalous

Example Sentences

Ruellia, rōō-el′i-a, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants, tropical and American—the manyroot, spiritleaf, Christmas-pride of Jamaica, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Well-defined polypetalous and gamopetalous genera sometimes occur in the same order, and even Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons are classed together where they have some striking physiological character in common.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Petals united into a gamopetalous corolla, the tube of which is as long as or longer than the lobes — 18. 13a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Asclepliada�ce�, an order of gamopetalous Dicotyledons, the distinguishing characteristic of which is that the anthers adhere to the five stigmatic processes, the whole sexual apparatus forming a single mass.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Sarcocephalus, s�r-kō-sef′-a-lus, n. a genus of gamopetalous plants of the natural order Rubiace�, native to the tropics of Asia and Africa—including the country-fig, Guinea peach, African cinchona, &c.

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