oppositipetalous

English

Etymology

See opposite and petal.

Adjective

oppositipetalous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Facing a petal.
    oppositipetalous stamens
    • 1880, Henri Baillon, The Natural History of Plants, volume 6, page 43:
      […] cells 5 oppositipetalous, subincomplete at apex; […]

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