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单词 apetalous
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Definition of apetalous in English:

apetalous

adjective eɪˈpɛt(ə)ləsˌāˈpedələs
Botany
  • (of a flower) having no petals.

    〔植〕(花)无花瓣的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals.
    • Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time.
    • Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries.
    • Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species.

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos 'leafless' (from a- 'without' + petalon 'leaf') + -ous.

Definition of apetalous in US English:

apetalous

adjectiveˌāˈpedələs
Botany
  • (of a flower) having no petals.

    〔植〕(花)无花瓣的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Flowers are small, with white petals up to 2.5 mm or often apetalous, and last only a short time.
    • Morphological characters include leaves that are not gland-dotted, persistent intrapetiolar stipules, some apetalous species, and a reduction in stamen number in several species.
    • Flowers in both species are apetalous, with short, inconspicuous calyx lobes and no nectaries.
    • The flower is apetalous with deciduous sepals.

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin apetalus, from Greek apetalos ‘leafless’ (from a- ‘without’ + petalon ‘leaf’) + -ous.

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