- apetalous
- adjective Date: circa 1706 having no petals
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apetalous
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Apetalous — A*pet al*ous ([.a]*p[e^]t al*[u^]s), a. [Pref. a not + petal.] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under {Anther}]. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apetalous — [ā pet′ l əs] adj. Bot. without petals … English World dictionary
apetalous — apetalousness, apetaly, n. /ay pet l euhs/, adj. Bot. having no petals. [1700 10; < NL apetalus. See A 6, PETALOUS] * * * … Universalium
apetalous — adjective Having no petals … Wiktionary
apetalous — adj. without petals (regarding flowers) … English contemporary dictionary
apetalous — [eɪ pɛt(ə)ləs, ə ] adjective Botany having no petals. Origin C18: from mod. L. apetalus, from Gk apetalos leafless + ous … English new terms dictionary
apetalous — apet·al·ous … English syllables
apetalous — a•pet•al•ous [[t]eɪˈpɛt l əs[/t]] adj. bot having no petals • Etymology: 1700–10 a•pet′a•lous•ness, a•pet′a•ly, n … From formal English to slang
apetalous — /əˈpɛtələs/ (say uh petuhluhs) adjective having no petals …
apetalous — a. Botany, lacking petals … Dictionary of difficult words
