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epipetalous

[ ep-uh-pet-l-uhs ]

adjective

  1. (of a flower) having the stamens attached to the petals.


epipetalous

/ ˌɛ±èɪˈ±èÉ›³ÙÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. botany (of stamens) attached to the petals
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of epipetalous1

First recorded in 1835–45; epi- + petalous
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Example Sentences

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Sometimes they become adherent to the petals, or are epipetalous, and the insertion of both is looked upon as similar, so that they are still hypogynous, provided they are independent of the calyx and the pistil.

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Epipetalous, borne on the petals or the corolla, 99.

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Advance has been along two lines, markedly in relation to insect-pollination, one of which has culminated in the hypogynous epipetalous bicarpellate forms with dorsiventral often large and loosely arranged flowers such as occur in Scrophulariaceae, and the other in the epigynous bicarpellate small-flowered families of which the Compositae represent the most elaborate type.

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