Apetaloid

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    apetalous not-comparable

    "Unlike T. apetalon, petals are usually present but, just to confuse matters further, there is an apetaloid form where the petals have been transformed into stamens while the inner whorl of stamens has disappeared altogether."

Example

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"Unlike T. apetalon, petals are usually present but, just to confuse matters further, there is an apetaloid form where the petals have been transformed into stamens while the inner whorl of stamens has disappeared altogether."

Etymology

From a- + petaloid.

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