oppositipetalous

adjective

Facing a petal.

“oppositipetalous stamens”

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Meanings

adjectiveoppositipetalous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFacing a petal.

    oppositipetalous stamens

    1 more example

    […] cells 5 oppositipetalous, subincomplete at apex; […]

    1880, Henri Baillon, The Natural History of Plants, volume 6, page 43

Origin

See opposite and petal.

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