monopetalous

American  

[mon-uh-pet-l-uhs] / ˌmɒn əˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. gamopetalous.

2. having only one petal, as a corolla.

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monopetalous British  

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. (of flowers) having only one petal

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Etymology

Origin of monopetalous

First recorded in 1685–95; mono- + petalous

Example Sentences

They are monopetalous, small, white, stellated in six points.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

This was the case with a poppy, which had become monopetalous by the union of its petals.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles

Urceolus, ur-sē′ō-lus, n. a monopetalous corolla with a contracted orifice: the external case or sheath of a rotifer.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The species have opposite or sometimes whorled leaves without stipules; the corolla monopetalous, hypogynous, and with the stamens inserted upon it; fruit two-celled.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Professor Huxley is credited with the assertion that the primrose is "a corollifloral dicotyledonous exogen, with a monopetalous corolla and a central placenta."

From English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them. by Anonymous