-petalous (Greek: in botany, a suffix combining form meaning, "having a certain number or a certain shape of petals").andropetalous:
Made double by having the stamens changed into petals.
anisopetalous:
In botany, with unequal petals.
apetalous:
Without petals.
dipetalous:
Having two petals.
enneapetalous:
Having nine petals.
monopetalous:
With reference to a flower, having the corolla in one piece or the petals united so as to form a tube; also known as gamopetalous and sympetalous.
polypetalous:
Literally, having many petals; but commonly used for having the petals distinct or separate, not coherent or united.
stenopetalous:
Having narrow petals.
sympetalous:
Having the petals united; gamopetalous.
tetrapetalous:
Having four petals.
tripetalous:
Having, or consisting of, three petals.
unipetalous:
A corolla rarely consists of one petal, and when this occurs, it depends on the abortion or non-development of others; such a corolla is quite distinct from monopetalous.
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