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pet·al·ous

(pĕt′l-əs)

adj.

Having petals.

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pet•al•ous

(ˈpɛt l əs)

adj.

having petals.

[1720–30]

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petalous - (of flowers) having petals

petaled, petalled

apetalous, petalless - (of flowers) having no petals

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They occur in Hamamelidae as a whorl alternating with antesepalous stamens, suggesting their homology with petals and as "a transitional stage between apetalous and petalous flowers" (Grepet & Nixon, 1996: 37).