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monopetalous

/mon-uh-pet-l-uhs/US // ˌmɒn əˈpɛt l əs //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊˈpɛtələs) //

单瓣的,单瓣,单瓣膜,单瓣性的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : gamopetalous.
    • : having only one petal, as a corolla.

Examples

  • A shrub with monopetalous, stillated, purple flowers, growing in tufts.

  • They are monopetalous, small, white, stellated in six points.

  • Trifolium with a monopetalous flower, of a white colour, (T. pratense).

  • The pistil is also very curiously formed, as the style and stigma have the appearance of a gaping monopetalous corolla.

  • This was the case with a poppy, which had become monopetalous by the union of its petals.