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Definition: ANTIPETALOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Standing before a petal, as a stamen.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb antipetalously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(antipetalously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective antipetalous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Antipetalous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Antipetalous \An`ti*pet"al*ous\, adjective. [Prefix anti- petal.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANTIPETALOUS

Domain Definition
Geology Inserted in front of the petals; opposite the petals. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: ANTIPETALOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Standing before a petal, as a stamen.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb antipetalously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(antipetalously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective antipetalous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ANTIPETALOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Antipetalous \An`ti*pet"al*ous\, adjective. [Prefix anti- petal.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANTIPETALOUS

DomainDefinition
GeologyInserted in front of the petals; opposite the petals. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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