Polypetalous

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

  Polypetalous \Pol`y*pet"al*ous\, a. [Poly- + petal.] (Bot.)
     Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals;
     as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. --Martyn.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  polypetalous
       adj : having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct
             petals