gamosepalous

American  

[gam-uh-sep-uh-luhs] / ˌgæm əˈsɛp ə ləs /

adjective

Botany.

1. having the sepals united.

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gamosepalous British  

/ ˌɡæməʊˈsɛpələs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of gamosepalous

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

Example Sentences

Calyx gamosepalous, dividing unequally when the flower opens.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

In a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, the shape of the tube in the bud may sometimes be noticeable.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Cohesion of the sepals in a normally polypetalous calyx renders the latter gamosepalous, and is not of uncommon occurrence, to a partial extent, though rarely met with complete.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

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.

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

Under normal circumstances it will be found that laminar venation is most common in gamosepalous and vaginal venation in polysepalous calyces.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.