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peripetalous

peripetalous adjective: surrounding, or situated around, the petals.

Adjective

peripetalous (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding, or situated around, the petals.
    • peripetalous fasciole

Origin of peripetalous

From peri- + petalous.

Questions about peripetalous

What does peripetalous mean?
Peripetalous means surrounding, or situated around, the petals.
What part of speech is peripetalous?
Peripetalous is an adjective.

Words near peripetalous in the dictionary

  1. peripenial
  2. peripenile
  3. peripentonal
  4. peripenultimate
  5. peripersonal
  6. peripetalous
  7. peripeteia
  8. peripeteian
  9. peripeteias
  10. peripetia
  11. peripetias

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