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petaliferous

American  
[pet-l-if-er-uhs] / ˌpɛt lˈɪf ər əs /

adjective

Botany.
  1. bearing or having petals.


petaliferous British  
/ ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. bearing or having petals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

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