gamosepalous

[ gam-uh-sep-uh-luhs ]

adjectiveBotany.

having the sepals united.

Origin of gamosepalous

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

Words Nearby gamosepalous

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How to use gamosepalous in a sentence

In a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, the shape of the tube in the bud may sometimes be noticeable.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
The venation is useful as pointing out the number of leaves which constitute a gamosepalous calyx.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 | Various
Calyx gamosepalous, dividing unequally when the flower opens.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
gamosepalous applies to the calyx when the sepals are in this way united.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for gamosepalous

gamosepalous

/ (ˌɡæməʊˈsɛpələs) /

adjective

(of flowers) having united or partly united sepals, as the primrose: Compare polysepalous

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