gamosepalous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gamosepalous
Example Sentences
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When this change happens in the calyx we have the gamosepalous condition replaced by the polysepalous one, as thus represented: .............
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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 Maxwell T. Masters
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 Asa Gray
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
Dialysis of the sepals in calyces that are usually gamosepalous has been most frequently observed in Rosaceæ, Pomaceæ, Umbelliferæ, less commonly in Leguminosæ, also in the following genera:—Primula, Symphytum, Gentiana, Campanula, &c.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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