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antesepalous

antesepalous adjective: used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the sepals.

Adjective

antesepalous (not comparable)

  1. Used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the sepals.

Origin of antesepalous

From ante- + sepalous.

Questions about antesepalous

What does antesepalous mean?
Antesepalous means used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the sepals.
What part of speech is antesepalous?
Antesepalous is an adjective.

Words near antesepalous in the dictionary

  1. antes up
  2. antes-up
  3. antescript
  4. antescripts
  5. antescutal
  6. antesepalous
  7. antessive
  8. antessive case
  9. antessive cases
  10. antesternal
  11. antestomach

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