epicorollineadj.
/ˌɛpᵻˈkɒrəlʌɪn/, /ˌɛpᵻˈkɒrəlɪn/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈkɔrəlaɪn/, /ˌɛpəˈkɔrəlin/ Botany. rare.
Of a stamen: attached to the corolla of a flower; epipetalous.
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1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. 430 Stamens epicorolline, equal in numbers to the lobes of the corolla, and alternate with them.
1906 T. F. Cheeseman Man. N.Z. Flora 401 In the absence of fruit it [sc. Isotoma fluviatilis] has been for many years confused with small forms of Pratia angulata..although the entire corolla-tube and epicorolline stamens ought to have been sufficient to indicate its proper position.
1999 Edinb. Jrnl. Bot. 56 236 All three species have five epicorolline stamens, with short filaments and small, ovoid anthers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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