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Webster 1913 Edition


Planipetalous

Planˊi-pet′al-ous

,
Adj.
[
Plani-
+
petal
.]
(Bot.)
Having flat petals.

Webster 1828 Edition


Planipetalous

PLANIPET'ALOUS

,
Adj.
[L. planus, plain, and Gr. a petal.]
In botany, flat-leafed, as when the small flowers are hollow only at the bottom, but flat upwards, as in dandelion and succory.