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tripetalous

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[trahy-pet-l-uhs] / traɪˈpɛt l əs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having three petals.

Etymology

Origin of tripetalous

First recorded in 1680–90; tri- + petalous

Example Sentences

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A corolla is dipetalous, tripetalous, tetrapetalous or pentapetalous according as it has two, three, four or five separate petals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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