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Definition of Sepalody
1. n. The metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals or sepaloid bodies.
Definition of Sepalody
1. Noun. (botany) The metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals or sepaloid bodies. ¹
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Definition of Sepalody
1. transformation into sepals [n SEPALODIES]
Medical Definition of Sepalody
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sepalody
Literary usage of Sepalody
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1904)
"... development of "sacs" at the bases of petals and absence of spur; development
of one, two, or three auxiliary spurs; branching of spur; sepalody of ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1902)
"... Seringe'—another abnormality, of which a type may be seen nt Kew. It is abnormal
from sepalody of the petals. * Genoa, 1890, ip 886. ..."
3. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"The formation of ascidia from leaf blades. sepalody.-—The transformation of petals
into sepals, or sepaloid parts. ..."
4. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation: Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries (1905)
"For these reasons the cruciata-character may be considered as a case of sepalody
of the petals, or, of the petals being partly converted into sepals. ..."
5. Species and Varieties: Their Origin by Mutation : Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries, Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1904)
"For these reasons the cruciata character may be considered as a case of sepalody
of the petals, or of the petals being partly converted into sepals. ..."