apetaloid en · ADJ
Etymology
From a- + petaloid.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) apetalous
Unlike T. apetalon, petals are usually present but, just to confuse matters further, there is an apetaloid form where the petals have been transformed into stamens while the inner whorl of stamens has disappeared altogether.
1988, The Plantsman, volumes 10-11, page 225: