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单词 polypetalous
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polypetalousadj.

Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈpɛtl̩əs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈpɛdl̩əs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, -petalous comb. form.
Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -petalous comb. form. Compare scientific Latin polypetalus (see polypetal adj.). Compare monopetalous adj., tetrapetalous adj., pentapetalous adj. at penta- comb. form 1.
1. Botany. Originally: †having many petals (obsolete). Later: having petals that are separate, not united (opposed to gamopetalous, monopetalous, and sympetalous).
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having petals
foliaceous1658
monopetalous1687
pentapetalous1687
polypetalous1687
hose-in-hose1688
monopetalose1693
pentapetalose1693
tetrapetalose1694
tetrapetalous1697
tripetalose1698
tripetalous1704
hexapetalous1707
petalous1719
petaloid1720
planipetalous1730
petaline1783
petaliform1788
petalled1793
polypetal1803
hexapetaloid1813
hexapetaloideous1830
tripetaloid1830
tripetaloideous1830
unipetalous1831
petaliferous1847
macropetalous1857
sympetalous1870
apopetalous1875
anisopetalous1880
petally1888
thread-petalled1899
thousand-petalled1951
decapetalous-
synpetalous-
1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 290 This Volume will contain the Pentapetalous and Polypetalous Herbs.
1737 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) at Viola It hath a polypetalous, anomalous Flower, somewhat resembling the papilionaceous Flower.
1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. P4v A Polypetalous corolla—or, a corolla of many petals.—Linneus uses this term in opposition to a monopetalous corolla; that is, consisting of one petal only. By former writers it was commonly put for a flower of more than six petals.
1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. iii. 60 The corolla..consists either of a single piece, when it is called monopetalous, or of many pieces, when it is called polypetalous.
1881 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 17 248/1 The calyx is polysepalous and inferior; the corolla is polypetalous and hypogynous.
1910 Encycl. Brit. X. 564/1 The general name of polypetalous is given to corollas having separate petals, while monopetalous, gamopetalous or sympetalous is applied to those in which the petals are united.
1952 P. Mann Systematics Flowering Plants i. 48 Gamopetaly is a poor systematic criterion since it occurs in many plants which are otherwise closely related to polypetalous ones.
1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 162 Polypetalous flowers in the Ranunculaceae and Paeoniaceae.
2. In extended use, of a book: that has many pages. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 431 The polypetalous tomes of an encyclopædia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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