Apetalous

/eɪˈpɛtələs/ adjective

Without petals; describing a flower or plant that has no petals.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'petalon' (petal, leaf-like structure) + Latin '-ous' (having the quality of). The term became standard in botanical nomenclature in the 19th century.

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