petalody

[ pet-l-oh-dee ]

/ ˈpɛt lˌoʊ di /

noun Botany.

a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.

Origin of petalody

1880–85; <Greek petalṓdēs leaflike (see petal, -ode¹) + -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM petalody

pet·a·lod·ic

[pet-l-od-ik], /ˌpɛt lˈɒd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby petalody

Pétain, petal, petaliferous, petaline, petalite, petalody, petaloid, petalous, Petaluma, pétanque, petard

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Example sentences from the Web for petalody

Petalody of the styles and median prolification are also sometimes found in association with an augmented number of stamens.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
For other illustrations see multiplication of whorls, petalody; see also Moquin, loc.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Petalody of the connective is of less frequent occurrence than the corresponding change in the other portions of the stamen.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
The change is associated with petalody of the stamens and pistils.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for petalody

petalody

/ (ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ) /

noun

a condition in certain plants in which stamens or other parts of the flower assume the form and function of petals

Derived forms of petalody

petalodic (ˌpɛtəˈlɒdɪk), adjective

Word Origin for petalody

C19: from Greek petalōdēs like a leaf, from petalon leaf

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单词	petalody
释义	petalody [ pet-l-oh-dee ] / ˈpɛt lˌoʊ di / noun Botany. a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals. Origin of petalody 1880–85; <Greek petalṓdēs leaflike (see petal, -ode¹) + -y³ OTHER WORDS FROM petalody pet·a·lod·ic [pet-l-od-ik], /ˌpɛt lˈɒd ɪk/, adjective Words nearby petalody Pétain, petal, petaliferous, petaline, petalite, petalody, petaloid, petalous, Petaluma, pétanque, petard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for petalody Petalody of the styles and median prolification are also sometimes found in association with an augmented number of stamens. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters For other illustrations see multiplication of whorls, petalody; see also Moquin, loc. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Petalody of the connective is of less frequent occurrence than the corresponding change in the other portions of the stamen. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters The change is associated with petalody of the stamens and pistils. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters British Dictionary definitions for petalody petalody / (ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ) / noun a condition in certain plants in which stamens or other parts of the flower assume the form and function of petals Derived forms of petalody petalodic (ˌpɛtəˈlɒdɪk), adjective Word Origin for petalody C19: from Greek petalōdēs like a leaf, from petalon leaf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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