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petaloideous
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petaloideous, a.
Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. [1913 Webster]
Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the Liliaceæ , Orchidaceæ , Amaryllideæ , etc.
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