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adj. - Having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals.

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  • Well-defined polypetalous and gamopetalous genera sometimes occur in the same order, and even
  • The absolute frequency of this occurrence seems to be greatest in those flowers which are normally polypetalous.
  • It is more common among polysepalous and polypetalous plants than in those in which the sepals or petals are united together.
  • The same relationship, but in a much less degree, exists in the case of median prolification, as that aberration is likewise most commonly met with in polypetalous flowers.
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