Meanings
adjectivetripetalous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving three petals.
Origin
From tri- + petalous: compare French tripétale.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kolmiterälehtinen
- kolmiterälehtinenhaving three petals
French tripétale
- tripétalehaving three petals
Italian tripetalo
- tripetalohaving three petals
Latin tripetalus
- tripetalushaving three petals
Romanian tripetal
- tripetalhaving three petals
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APA
tripetalous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripetalous
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“tripetalous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripetalous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tripetalous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tripetalous.
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