apetaloid

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ petaloid.

Adjective

apetaloid (not comparable)

1. apetalous
   • 1988, The Plantsman, volumes 10-11, page 225:

     Unlike T. apetalon, petals are usually present but, just to confuse matters further, there is an apetaloid form where the petals have been transformed into stamens while the inner whorl of stamens has disappeared altogether.