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parapetalous

parapetalous adjective: growing, or occurring, by the side of a petal.

Adjective

parapetalous (not comparable)

  1. Growing, or occurring, by the side of a petal.
    • parapetalous multiplication
    • parapetalous stamens

Origin of parapetalous

From para- + petalous.

Questions about parapetalous

What does parapetalous mean?
Parapetalous means growing, or occurring, by the side of a petal.
What part of speech is parapetalous?
Parapetalous is an adjective.

Words near parapetalous in the dictionary

  1. paraperigonia
  2. paraperigonium
  3. paraperitoneal
  4. parapertussis
  5. parapet
  6. parapetalous
  7. parapeted
  8. parapetless
  9. parapetlike
  10. parapets
  11. parapetted

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