Apetalous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apetalous \A*pet"al*ous\ ([.a]*p[e^]t"al*[u^]s), a. [Pref. a-
     not + petal.] (Bot.)
     Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under
     {Anther}].
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apetalous
       adj : of flowers; having no petals [syn: {petalless}] [ant: {petalous}]