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Webster 1913 Edition
Monosepalous
Monˊo-sep′al-ous
,Adj.
[
Mono-
+ sepal
: cf. F. monosépale
.] (Bot.)
Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.
☞ The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use
gamosepalous
for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. Monopetalous
.