prefloration
/ˌpriːflɒˈreɪʃən/ /ˌpriːflɔːˈreɪʃn/ /ˌpriːfləˈreɪʃn/Botany. Now rare
noun
The folded arrangement of petals and sepals within an unexpanded flower.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin praefloratio (P. Bulliard Dictionnaire élémentaire botanique 122 (heading)) from classical Latin prae- + flōrat-, past participial stem of flōrāre to blossom + -iō; compare -ation. Compare French préfleuraison.
- supracompound
- supraconducting
- supraconduction
- supraconductive
- supraconductivity
- supraconductor
- supraconscious
- supraconsciousness
- supracoracoid
- supracoracoideus
- supracorporeal
- supracretaceous
- supracrustal
- supradecomposite
- supradecompound
- supradental
- supradorsal
- supradural
- supra-ethnic
- suprafacial
- supra-feminine
- supra-fine
- suprafoliar
- supragingival
- supraglacial