apetalous
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a·pet·al·ous
(ā-pĕt′l-əs)adj.
Having no petals: an apetalous floret.
a·pet′al·y (ā-pĕt′l-ē) n.
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apetalous
(eɪˈpɛtələs)adj
(Botany) (of flowering plants) having no petals
[C18: from New Latin apetalus, see a-1, petal]
aˈpetaly n
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a•pet•al•ous
(eɪˈpɛt l əs)adj.
having no petals.
[1700–10]
a•pet′a•lous•ness, a•pet′a•ly, n.
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