petalody
[ pet-l-oh-dee ]
/ ˈpɛt lˌoʊ di /
noun Botany.
a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
OTHER WORDS FROM petalody
pet·a·lod·ic [pet-l-od-ik] /ˌpɛt lˈɒd ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby petalody
Example sentences from the Web for petalody
Petalody of the styles and median prolification are also sometimes found in association with an augmented number of stamens.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. MastersFor other illustrations see multiplication of whorls, petalody; see also Moquin, loc.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. MastersPetalody of the connective is of less frequent occurrence than the corresponding change in the other portions of the stamen.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. MastersThe change is associated with petalody of the stamens and pistils.
Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
British Dictionary definitions for petalody
petalody
/ (ˈpɛtəˌləʊdɪ) /
noun
a condition in certain plants in which stamens or other parts of the flower assume the form and function of petals
Derived forms of petalody
petalodic (ˌpɛtəˈlɒdɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for petalody
C19: from Greek
petalōdēs like a leaf, from
petalon leaf