gamosepalous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gamosepalous
Example Sentences
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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
The leaves are alternate, and generally coriaceous and shining; calyx gamosepalous and persistent, with three or six equal divisions; corolla with imbricated divisions.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 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.
The venation is useful as pointing out the number of leaves which constitute a gamosepalous calyx.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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