Definition of Gamopetalous

1. Adjective. Having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel.

Exact synonyms: Sympetalous
Similar to: Petaled, Petalled, Petalous

Definition of Gamopetalous

1. a. Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous.

Definition of Gamopetalous

1. Adjective. (botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused such that the corolla takes the form of a tube ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gamopetalous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Gamopetalous

1. With the petals united by their margins, at least at the base. Compare: polypetalous. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamopetalous

gammopathies
gammopathy
gamo-
gamodeme
gamodemes
gamogenetic
gamomania
gamomaniac
gamomaniacs
gamomanias
gamomorphism
gamont
gamopetalous (current term)
gamophagia
gamophobia
gamophyllous
gamosepalous
gampish
gamps
gams
gamut
gamuts
gamy
gamyness
gan
ganache

Literary usage of Gamopetalous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The First Book of Botany: Designed to Cultivate the Observing Powers of by Eliza Ann Youmans (1876)
"Note these features in describing gamopetalous corollas. ... Learn the names of the parts of a petal and of a gamopetalous corolla. ..."

2. Habit and Intelligence: A Series of Essays on the Laws of Life and Mind by Joseph John Murphy (1879)
"In connexion with this we may add, that, by some inexplicable correlation, gamopetalous flowers generally have the stamens inserted in the corolla, ..."

3. The Indiana Weed Book by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"If they are more or less united the plant is gamopetalous and the family should be sought for under the "Key to the Families of gamopetalous ..."

4. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States: Including the District by Asa Gray, Sereno Watson (1889)
"gamopetalous DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS, Floral envelopes consisting of both ... the latter composed of more or less united petals, that is, gamopetalous. ..."

5. Lessons in the Structure, Life, and Growth of Plants, for Schools and Academies by Alphonso Wood, Oliver Rivington Willis (1889)
"The innumerable forms of the perianth, whether calyx or corolla, or both, are first to be distinguished as POLYPETALOUS or gamopetalous, and secondly, ..."

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