adjective
- (of a flower) having petals that are fused or joined together into a single unit rather than being separate
Usage: botanical term; also called sympetaloous
Examples
- The morning glory is a gamopetalous flower with a funnel-shaped corolla.
- Gamopetalous flowers have their petals united at the base.
- Botanists classify flowers as either gamopetalous or polypetalous based on petal structure.
- The gamopetalous condition in petunias makes them easily recognizable.
- Unlike roses with separate petals, gamopetalous flowers show a fused petal arrangement.