adjective
- having separate petals that are not joined together
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Roses are polypetalous flowers with five distinct petals.
- The botanist identified the specimen as polypetalous based on its separate petal structure.
- Most members of the rose family are polypetalous.
- Polypetalous flowers can be easily distinguished from those with fused petals.
- The cherry blossom is a classic example of a polypetalous flower.
- Students learned to identify polypetalous versus gamopetalous flower types.