单词 | gamophyllous |
释义 | > as lemmasgamophyllous gamophyllous adj. Brit. /ˌɡamə(ʊ)ˈfɪləs/ , U.S. /ˌɡæmoʊˈfɪləs/ [after French gamophylle ( A. P. de Candolle Théorie élémentaire de la botanique (1813) 477); compare also scientific Latin gamophyllus (1813 in the same work)] (of an involucre,perianth, etc.) having fused leaf-like parts, esp. bracts or sepals; (also) = gamopetalous adj. (rare).ΚΠ 1837 D. C. Macreight Man. Brit. Bot. 128 Involucre generally in 1 row, or gamophyllous. 1870 W. H. D. Adams Everyday Objects iii. ii. 228 The polypetalous corolla, as well as the gamophyllous corolla, may be regular or irregular. 1945 W. O. Howarth & L. G. G. Warne Lowson's Textbk. Bot. (ed. 9) ix. 238 The terms polyphyllous and gamophyllous are used to indicate the free and coherent condition, respectively, of the perianth leaves. 1999 Flora Neotropica 76 75/2 These two species share the characteristic of a gamophyllous involucel. < as lemmas |
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