单词 | polypetalous |
释义 | polypetalousadj. 1. Botany. Originally: †having many petals (obsolete). Later: having petals that are separate, not united (opposed to gamopetalous, monopetalous, and sympetalous). ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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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