Meanings
adjectivehexapetalous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving six petals.
Origin
- Frenchhexapétale
- Englishhexapetalous
From hexa- + petalous. Compare French hexapétale.
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hexapetalous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapetalous
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“hexapetalous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapetalous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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