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petalody Bot.|ˈpɛtələʊdɪ| [f. Gr. type *πεταλώδεια, f. πεταλώδης leaf-like, f. πέταλον leaf: see -ode1.] The condition of having other organs or parts of the flower modified into the form of petals; e.g. the stamens in most ‘double’ flowers, or the calyx-lobes in some species of Primula, Campanula, etc.
1882Masters in Jrnl. Bot. XI. 40 This specimen affords an instance of true doubling or petalody of the stamens. |