choripetalous

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adjective

Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.

OriginAncient Greek χωρίς →
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Meanings

adjectivechoripetalous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.

    In dicotyledons that do not form a calyx, like the buttercups, the corollas are always choripetalous.

    1986, Ernst Michael Kranich, Planetary Influences Upon Plants

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχωρίς“separately”
  2. Englishchoripetalous

From Ancient Greek χωρίς (khōrís, “separately”) + petalous.

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