polypetalous

[pol-ee-pet-l-uhs]

adjective

Botany.

1. having a corolla of separate petals.

polypetalous

/ ˌpɒlɪˈpɛtələs /

adjective

1. (of flowers) having many distinct or separate petals Compare gamopetalous

Other Word Forms

• polypetaly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polypetalous¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; poly- + petalous

Example Sentences

Reseda, rē-sē′da, n. a genus of polypetalous plants, the mignonette family.

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Drosera�ce�, a nat. ord. of polypetalous Dicotyledons, consisting of insectivorous marsh herbs, whose leaves are usually covered with glands or glandular hairs.

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In some polypetalous corollas, as that of the vine, the petals are separate at the base and adhere by the apices.

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Irregular Flowers may be polypetalous, or nearly so, as in the papilionaceous corolla; but most of them are irregular through coalescence, which often much disguises the numerical symmetry also.

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The same relationship, but in a much less degree, exists in the case of median prolification, as that aberration is likewise most commonly met with in polypetalous flowers.

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