dialypetalous

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adjective

Having separate or separable petals

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivedialypetalous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving separate or separable petals

    Synonyms: polypetalous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving separate or separable petals

Also see

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπέταλον“leaf”
  2. Ancient Greekδιαλύω“separate”
  3. Englishdialypetalous

From Ancient Greek διαλύω (dialúō, “separate”) + Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon, “leaf”).

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