Monopetalous

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

  Monopetalous \Mon`o*pet"al*ous\, a. [Mono- + petal: cf. F.
     monop['e]tale.] (Bot.)
     Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or
     composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl;
     gamopetalous.
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     Note: The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers
           having a solitary petal, as in species of {Amorpha},
           and use {gamopetalous} for a corolla of several petals
           combined into one piece. See Illust. of {Gamopetalous}.
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