sympetalous

American

[sim-pet-l-uhs] / sɪmˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

gamopetalous.

sympetalous British

/ sɪmˈpɛtələs /

adjective

botany another word for gamopetalous

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Etymology

Origin of sympetalous

First recorded in 1875–80; sym- + petalous

Example Sentences

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The general name of polypetalous is given to corollas having separate petals, while monopetalous, gamopetalous or sympetalous is applied to those in which the petals are united.

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BORAGINACEAE, an order of plants belonging to the sympetalous section of dicotyledons, and a member of the series Tubiflorae.

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE, a natural order of plants belonging to the sympetalous or higher division of Dicotyledons, that namely which is characterized by having the petals of the flower united.

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CONVOLVULACEAE, a botanical natural order belonging to the series Tubiflorae of the sympetalous group of Dicotyledons.

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The polypetalous genera Pyrola, Ledum, and Monotropa among the sympetalous heaths, are a remarkable instance of this.

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