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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous. not-comparable

   "In dicotyledons that do not form a calyx, like the buttercups, the corollas are always choripetalous."

Example

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"In dicotyledons that do not form a calyx, like the buttercups, the corollas are always choripetalous."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωρίς (khōrís, “separately”) + petalous.

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