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gamopetalous

adjective

Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.

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synpetalous sympetalous petalous petaled petalled

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Meanings

adjectivegamopetalous (comparative more gamopetalous, superlative most gamopetalous)

comparative more gamopetalous · superlative most gamopetalous

biologyHaving petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
Synonyms: synpetalous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel

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sympetalous petalous petaled petalled

Also see

petaled petalled petalous sympetalous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gamo- + petal + -ous.

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Translations

French gamopétale, monopétale

gamopétaleHaving fused petals
monopétaleHaving fused petals

Italian gamopetalo

gamopetaloHaving fused petals

Welsh cydbetalog

cydbetalogHaving fused petals

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Chicago

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