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incomplete flower
[in-kuhm-pleet flou-er]
noun
a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
incomplete flower
A flower lacking one or more of the four parts found in a complete flower: sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils.
Compare complete flower See also imperfect flower
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incomplete flower1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Incomplete Flower, wanting calyx or corolla, 86.
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