monopetalous en · ADJ
Etymology
From mono- + petalous, after New Latin monopetalus.
Meanings
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(archaic, not-comparable) Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
The food of the bee is the nectar of flowers; a drop of syrup, lodged […] down the neck of a monopetalous glove.
1802, William Paley, Natural Theology, section XIX:
Translations (1)
fr monopétale (having only one petal)