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apetaloid

apetaloid adjective: apetalous.

Adjective

apetaloid (not comparable)

  1. apetalous
    • Unlike T. apetalon, petals are usually present but, just to confuse matters further, there is an apetaloid form where the petals have been transformed into stamens while the inner whorl of stamens has disappeared altogether.1988, The Plantsman, volumes 10-11, page 225

Origin of apetaloid

From a- + petaloid.

Questions about apetaloid

What does apetaloid mean?
Apetaloid means apetalous.
What part of speech is apetaloid?
Apetaloid is an adjective.

Words near apetaloid in the dictionary

  1. apeshit
  2. apesona
  3. apesonas
  4. apess
  5. apesses
  6. apetaloid
  7. apetalose
  8. apetalous
  9. apetalousness
  10. apetaly
  11. apetempt

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