monopetalous

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adjective

Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.

OriginNew Latin monopetalus →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivemonopetalous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyHaving only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.First known use 17th c.

    The food of the bee is the nectar of flowers; a drop of syrup, lodged […] down the neck of a monopetalous glove.

    1802, William Paley, Natural Theology, section XIX

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unipetalous

Origin

  1. New Latinmonopetalus
  2. Englishmonopetalous

From mono- + petalous, after New Latin monopetalus.

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Translations

French monopétale
  • monopétalehaving only one petal
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Chicago

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