TRISEPALOUS Definition & Meaning

trisepalous

[ trahy-sep-uh-luhs ]

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adjective

Botany.

having three sepals.

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Origin of trisepalous¹

1820–30; tri- + -sepalous ( def )

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In a polysepalous calyx the number of the parts is indicated by Greek numerals prefixed; thus, a calyx which has three sepals is trisepalous; one with five sepals is pentasepalous.

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