monosepalous, a. Bot.
(mɒnəʊˈsɛpələs)
[f. mono- + mod.L. sepal-um sepal + -ous. In F. monosépale.]
Properly, Having one lateral sepal only; but commonly misused for gamosepalous.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 24 In Sclerantheæ the calyx is always monosepalous. 1837 P. Keith Bot. Lex. s.v., If the calyx of any flower consists merely of a single piece, or sepal, or of several sepals united, it is said to be monosepalous, as in Primula. 1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 225 When a monosepalous calyx is entire, the number of sepals can then only be ascertained by the venation. |