apopetalous, a. Bot.
(æpəʊˈpɛtələs)
[f. Gr. ἀπό away + πέταλ-ον petal + -ous.]
Having distinctly separate or free petals.
| 1875 Bennett & Dyer Sachs' Bot. 471 If the leaves of the perianth-whorl are not coherent, but free, this is expressed by the terms..eleutherosepalous or aposepalous, and eleutheropetalous or apopetalous. |