Petaloideous

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

  Petaloideous \Pet`al*oid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)
     Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline.
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     {Petaloideous division}, that division of endogenous plants
        in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline,


        embracing the {Liliace[ae]}, {Orchidace[ae]},
        {Amaryllide[ae]}, etc.
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