polypetalous
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Dialysis of the corolla is likewise of frequent occurrence, either partially or to such an extent as to render the corolla truly polypetalous.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
In some polypetalous corollas, as that of the vine, the petals are separate at the base and adhere by the apices.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
It is more common among polysepalous and polypetalous plants than in those in which the sepals or petals are united together.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Sagina, sa-jī′na, n. a genus of polypetalous plants of the pink family.—v.t.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Corolla monopetalous, rarely polypetalous, hypogynous.—Shrubs or small trees.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
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