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oppositipetalous

oppositipetalous adjective: facing a petal.

Adjective

oppositipetalous (not comparable)

  1. Facing a petal.
    • oppositipetalous stamens
    • […] cells 5 oppositipetalous, subincomplete at apex; […]1880, Henri Baillon, The Natural History of Plants, volume 6, page 43

Origin of oppositipetalous

See opposite and petal.

Questions about oppositipetalous

What does oppositipetalous mean?
Oppositipetalous means facing a petal.
What part of speech is oppositipetalous?
Oppositipetalous is an adjective.

Words near oppositipetalous in the dictionary

  1. oppositionist
  2. oppositionists
  3. oppositionless
  4. oppositions
  5. oppositious
  6. oppositipetalous
  7. oppositisepalous
  8. oppositive
  9. oppositive case
  10. oppositively
  11. oppositiveness

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