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Botryose :: Botryose (a.) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.

Vexillary :: Vexillary () Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers..

Snake''s-head :: Snake's-head (n.) The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.

Larkspur :: Larkspur (n.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee..

Fritillary :: Fritillary (n.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria..

Ambigenous :: Ambigenous (a.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid..

Wing :: Wing (n.) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.

Apetalousness :: Apetalousness (n.) The state of being apetalous.

Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal..

Castorite :: Castorite (n.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba..

Petalosticha :: Petalosticha (n. pl.) An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid..

Obcordate :: Obcordate (a.) Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf..

Corona :: Corona (n.) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil..

Induplicative :: Induplicative (a.) Having induplicate sepals or petals in aestivation.

Anisostemonous :: Anisostemonous (a.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.

Catapetalous :: Catapetalous (a.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow..

Grained :: Grained (a.) Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers..

Petaliferous :: Petaliferous (a.) Bearing petals.

Cruciferous :: Cruciferous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc..

Scrophulariaceous :: Scrophulariaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia..

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