单词 | petalody |
释义 | petalodyn. Botany. Transformation of parts of a flower, usually stamens or sepals, into petals or petal-like structures (as a teratological or evolutionary phenomenon). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > types of metamorphosis petalody1869 pistillody1869 staminody1869 sepalody1887 1869 M. T. Masters Veg. Teratol. ii. iii. ii. 285 Petalody of the stamens.—A petaloid condition of the stamens is one of the commonest of all malformations. 1888 G. Henslow Origin Floral Structures iii. 26 Amongst Monocotyledons, Canna is clearly monandrous by petalody of the other stamens. 1916 W. C. Worsdell Princ. Plant Teratol. II. 172 De Candolle points out that in Clematis, doubling, or petalody, is due to expansion of the filament. 1956 R. C. McLean & W. R. Ivimey-Cook Textbk. Theoret. Bot. II. xxiii. 1111 The most completely double flowers show complete petalody of all the sporogenous members. 1990 Science (Nexis) 16 Nov. 931 In fact, staminal carpelody or petalody..is frequently observed in nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869 |
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