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monopetalous
[ mon-uh-pet-l-uhs ]
monopetalous
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈpɛtələs /
adjective
- (of flowers) having only one petal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monopetalous1
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Example Sentences
A shrub with monopetalous, stillated, purple flowers, growing in tufts.
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They are monopetalous, small, white, stellated in six points.
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Trifolium with a monopetalous flower, of a white colour, (T. pratense).
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The pistil is also very curiously formed, as the style and stigma have the appearance of a gaping monopetalous corolla.
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This was the case with a poppy, which had become monopetalous by the union of its petals.
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