Monopetalous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monopetalous is an adjective meaning (botany, now rare) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
Meaning
(botany, now rare) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
Example Sentences
The food of the bee is the nectar of flowers; a drop of syrup, lodged […] down the neck of a monopetalous glove.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include corolla, unipetalous, oligopetalous, monomerous, polypetalous, single.
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