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choripetalous

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cho⋅ri⋅pet⋅al⋅ous

  [kawr-uh-pet-l-uhs, kohr-]
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–adjective Botany.
having unconnected petals.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk chôri, var. of chōrís apart + petalous
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cho·ri·pet·al·ous   (kôr'ə-pět'l-əs, kōr'-)   
adj.  Having separate petals; polypetalous.

[Greek khōri, khōris, apart; see ghē- in Indo-European roots + petalous.]
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