(of flowers) having many distinct or separate petals
Compare gamopetalous
polypetalous in American English
(ˌpɑlɪˈpɛtələs)
adjective
Botany
having separate petals
Word origin
poly- + petalous
polypetalous in American English
(ˌpɑliˈpetləs)
adjective
Botany
having a corolla of separate petals
Derived forms
polypetaly
noun
Word origin
[1695–1705; poly- + petalous]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: nucleus, pinwheel, piston, telescopic, veneerpoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethylene