polysepalous

[ pol-ee-sep-uh-luhs ]

adjectiveBotany.

having a calyx of separate or unconnected sepals.

Origin of polysepalous

First recorded in 1820–30; poly- + -sepalous

Words Nearby polysepalous

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How to use polysepalous in a sentence

polysepalous, pol-i-sep′a-lus, adj. having the sepals separate from each other.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
Funnelform corolla of a common Morning Glory, detached from its polysepalous calyx.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
It is more common among polysepalous and polypetalous plants than in those in which the sepals or petals are united together.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
polysepalous, to the calyx when of separate sepals or calyx-leaves.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
polysepalous, same as the last when applied to the calyx, 89.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for polysepalous

polysepalous

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈsɛpələs) /

adjective

(of flowers) having distinct separate sepals: Compare gamosepalous

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