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catapetalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-apetalous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cata- + petalous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does catapetalous mean?
Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
Where does catapetalous come from?
From cata- + petalous.

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