polysepalous

[pol-ee-sep-uh-luhs]

pol·y·sep·al·ous

[pol-ee-sep-uh-luhs]
adjective Botany.
having a calyx of separate or unconnected sepals.

Origin:
1820–30; poly- + -sepalous
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Polysepalous is always a great word to know.
So is eukaryotic organism. Does it mean:
organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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polysepalous (ˌpɒlɪˈsɛpələs)
 
adj
Compare gamosepalous (of flowers) having distinct separate sepals

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