Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, situated around or about the petaloid ambulacra of a sea-urchin.
- 2. In botany, situated around the petals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Surrounding, or situated about, the petals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Surrounding, or situated around, the
petals .
Etymologies
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peri- + petalous
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