petalody

/pet-l-oh-dee/US // ˈpɛt lˌoʊ di //UK // (ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ) //

瓣膜,花瓣,花瓣状物,瓣状物

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Botany.
- : a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.

Petalody of the connective is of less frequent occurrence than the corresponding change in the other portions of the stamen.
For other illustrations see multiplication of whorls, petalody; see also Moquin, loc.
Petalody of the styles and median prolification are also sometimes found in association with an augmented number of stamens.
The change is associated with petalody of the stamens and pistils.