*petalous*

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + petal. ] (Bot.) Standing before a petal, as a stamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- not + petal. ] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [ See Illust. under Anther ]. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being apetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having two petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. cata + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to loose + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having separate petals; polypetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having two petals; two-petaled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. petal. ] (Bot.) Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'enne`a nine + E. petalous: cf. F. ennéapétale. ] (Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + petal. ] (Bot.) Borne on the petals or corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage + E. petalous: cf. F. gamopétale. ] (Bot.) Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hexa- + petal: cf. F. hexapétale. ] (Bot.) Having six petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Macro- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having long or large petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + petal: cf. F. monopétale. ] (Bot.) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of Amorpha, and use gamopetalous for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece. See Illust. of Gamopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Octo- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having eight petals or flower leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oligo- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having few petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Opposite, and Petal. ] (Bot.) Placed in front of a petal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. para- + petal. ] (Bot.) Growing by the side of a petal, as a stamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Penta- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having five petals, or flower leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Surrounding, or situated about, the petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having petals; petaled; -- opposed to apetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Plani- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having flat petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + petal. ] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals; as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. sym- + petal. ] (Bot.) Having the petals united; gamopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + petal. ] (Bot.) Containing four distinct petals, or flower leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]