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petaliferous

petaliferous adjective: bearing petals.

Adjective

petaliferous (comparative more petaliferous, superlative most petaliferous)

  1. Bearing petals.
    • petaliferous flowers
    Synonyms:
    petalous

Synonyms of petaliferous

Forms of petaliferous

comparativemore petaliferous
superlativemost petaliferous

Origin of petaliferous

From petal + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with petaliferous

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Questions about petaliferous

What does petaliferous mean?
Petaliferous means bearing petals.
What part of speech is petaliferous?
Petaliferous is an adjective.

Words near petaliferous in the dictionary

  1. petaled
  2. petalia
  3. petalias
  4. petalichthyid
  5. petalichthyids
  6. petaliferous
  7. petalification
  8. petaliform
  9. petaline
  10. petaling
  11. Petaling Jaya

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