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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having separate petals; polypetalous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, having the petals unconnected: equivalent to polypetalous.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek khōri, khōris, apart; see ghē- in Indo-European roots + petalous.]
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