Heteropetalous

/ˌhɛtərəʊˈpɛtələs/ adjective

Definition

Describing a flower with petals that are different in size, shape, or color from one another.

Etymology

From Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'petalon' (leaf/petal), with the Latin suffix '-ous.' Used in botanical morphology to describe asymmetrical floral structures.

Kelly Says

Some flowers are nature's rebels—they have petals that don't match, like orchids that evolved one mega-fancy petal to attract pollinators while the others stay boring!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተለያየ አበባ
yetelyaye ābeba
ARالعربية
زهرة غير عادية
zahrat ġayr ʿādī
BNবাংলা
বৈচিত্র্যময় ফুল
baichitryomoy phul
CACatalà
heteropetali
ətɛɾoˈpɛtali
CSČeština
heteropetalie
hɛtɛropɛtalɪɛ
DADansk
heteropetali
hɛtɛroˈpʰɛtali
DEDeutsch
Heteropetal
hɛtɛʁoˈpeːtal
ELΕλληνικά
ετερόπεταλο
eterópetalo
ESEspañol
heteropétalo
eteroˈpetalo
FAفارسی
ناهمگونی گل
nāhamguni gul
FISuomi
heteropetalia
hɛtɛropɛtalia
FRFrançais
hétéropétale
etɛʁo.petal
GUGU
વૈવિધ્યપૂર્ણ ફૂલ
vaividhyapūrṇa phūl
HAHA
heteropetal
heteropetal
HEעברית
הטרופטל
hateroptal
HIहिन्दी
विभिन्न पंखुड़ियों
vibhinn pankhudiyōṁ
HUMagyar
heteropetália
hɛtɛropɛˈtaːliɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteropetal
heteropetal
IGIG
heteropetal
heteropetal
ITItaliano
eteropetalo
ɛteɾoˈpɛtalo
JA日本語
異花
isei-ka
KKKK
гетеропеталия
geteropetaliya
KMKM
ផ្កាខុសគ្នា
phkɑ khos knie
KO한국어
이화
i-hwa
MRMR
विविधता फुले
vividhatā phulē
MSBahasa Melayu
heteropetal
heteropetal
MYမြန်မာ
ကွဲပြားမှု ပန်း
kwɛbyaːmhu pàɰ̃
NLNederlands
heteropetale
hɛtəroːˈpɛtɑlə
NONorsk
heteropetali
hɛtɛroˈpʰɛtali
PAPA
ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਫੁੱਲ
vakkh-vakkh phull
PLPolski
heteropetalia
hɛtɛropɛˈtalja
PTPortuguês
heteropétalo
ɛtɛʁoˈpɛtalu
RORomână
heteropetalie
heteropetalie
RUРусский
гетеропеталия
geteropetaliya
SVSvenska
heteropetali
hɛtɛroˈpɛtali
SWKiswahili
heteropetali
heteropetali
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபட்ட பூ
māṟupaṭṭa pū
TEతెలుగు
వైవిధ్యమైన పువ్వు
vaividhyamaina puvvu
THไทย
ดอกไม้ผิดปกติ
dok mai phit pakati
TLTL
heteropetalo
heteropetalo
TRTürkçe
heteropetal
heteropetal
UKУкраїнська
гетеропеталія
heteropetaliya
URاردو
متغیر پھول
mutaghayyir phūl
VITiếng Việt
hoa dị
hoa dị
YOYO
heteropetali
heteropetali
ZH中文
异花
yì huā
ZUZU
heteropetali
heteropetali

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