monosepalous

American

[mon-uh-sep-uh-luhs] / ˌmɒn əˈsɛp ə ləs /

adjective

Botany.

gamosepalous.
having only one sepal, as a calyx.

monosepalous British

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈsɛpələs /

adjective

(of flowers) having only one sepal

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Etymology

Origin of monosepalous

First recorded in 1820–30; mono- + -sepalous

Example Sentences

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Note first of this kind: I find here on this word, 'five-petaled,' as applied to Pinguicula, "Qy. two-lipped? it is monopetalous, and monosepalous, the calyx and corolla being each all in one piece."

From Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by Ruskin, John

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