petaliferous
Americanadjective
adjective
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It rarely exceeds 30 feet in height, with leaves not unlike those of the common Ash, and conspicuous panicles of light, feathery, white petaliferous flowers, produced usually in great abundance all over the tree.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan
The petaliferous flowers are simply to counteract the inevitable evils resulting from close inbreeding.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje
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