Definition of apetalous in English:

apetalous

adjective eɪˈpɛt(ə)ləsˌāˈpedələs

Botany

(of a flower) having no petals.
Example sentencesExamples
- The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals.
- Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time.
- Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries.
- Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species.

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos 'leafless' (from a- 'without' + petalon 'leaf') + -ous.

Definition of apetalous in US English:

apetalous

adjectiveˌāˈpedələs

Botany

(of a flower) having no petals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time.
- Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species.
- Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries.
- The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals.

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos ‘leafless’ (from a- ‘without’ + petalon ‘leaf’) + -ous.

单词	apetalous
释义	Definition of apetalous in English: apetalous adjective eɪˈpɛt(ə)ləsˌāˈpedələs Botany (of a flower) having no petals. Example sentencesExamples The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals. Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time. Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries. Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species. Origin Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos 'leafless' (from a- 'without' + petalon 'leaf') + -ous. Definition of apetalous in US English: apetalous adjectiveˌāˈpedələs Botany (of a flower) having no petals. Example sentencesExamples Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time. Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species. Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries. The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals. Origin Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos ‘leafless’ (from a- ‘without’ + petalon ‘leaf’) + -ous.
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