petalody

[pet-l-oh-dee]

noun

Botany.

1. a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.

petalody

/ ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ, ˌpɛtəˈlɒdɪk /

noun

1. a condition in certain plants in which stamens or other parts of the flower assume the form and function of petals

Other Word Forms

• petalodic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of petalody¹

1880–85; < Greek petalṓdēs leaflike ( petal, -ode ¹ ) + -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of petalody¹

C19: from Greek petalōdēs like a leaf, from petalon leaf

Example Sentences

Petalody, metamorphosis of stamens, &c., into petals.

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Petalody of the connective is of less frequent occurrence than the corresponding change in the other portions of the stamen.

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For the convenience of arrangement, metamorphosis of the parts of the flower may be divided into several subdivisions, according to the particular organ affected, and according to the special kind or degree of change manifested, the main subdivisions being here classed as Sepalody, Petalody, Staminody, and Pistillody.

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As the morphological difference between the organs is one of position merely, there is little objection to be raised to this course, the less so as the term petalody merely conveys an idea of resemblance and not of absolute identity.

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Petalody of the calyx—Calycanthemy.—As with the bracts, so the calyx in certain instances is naturally coloured, as in Delphinium, Tropæolum, and others.

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