What does "monopetalous" mean?

Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.

What is a synonym for "monopetalous"?

Common synonyms include: unipetalous, unipetalous.

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

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Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous. archaic, not-comparable
"The food of the bee is the nectar of flowers; a drop of syrup, lodged […] down the neck of a monopetalous glove."

"The food of the bee is the nectar of flowers; a drop of syrup, lodged […] down the neck of a monopetalous glove."

From mono- + petalous, after New Latin monopetalus.

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