monosepalous

[mon-uh-sep-uh-luhs]

mon·o·sep·al·ous

[mon-uh-sep-uh-luhs]
adjective Botany.
2.
having only one sepal, as a calyx.

Origin:
1820–30; mono- + -sepalous
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Monosepalous is always a great word to know.
So is protected seed. Does it mean:
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
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monosepalous (ˌmɒnəʊˈsɛpələs)
 
adj
(of flowers) having only one sepal

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