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gamosepalous

[ gam-uh-sep-uh-luhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having the sepals united.


gamosepalous

/ ˌɡæməʊˈsɛpələs /

adjective

  1. (of flowers) having united or partly united sepals, as the primrose Compare polysepalous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gamosepalous1

First recorded in 1825–35; gamo- + -sepalous
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Example Sentences

The leaves are alternate, and generally coriaceous and shining; calyx gamosepalous and persistent, with three or six equal divisions; corolla with imbricated divisions.

The sepals are sometimes free or separate from each other, at other times they are united to a greater or less extent; in the former case, the calyx is polysepalous, in the latter gamosepalous or monosepalous.

The venation is useful as pointing out the number of leaves which constitute a gamosepalous calyx.

In a gamosepalous calyx the sepals are united in various ways, sometimes very slightly, and their number is marked by the divisions at the apex.

Gamosepalous, formed of united sepals, 89.

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