Petaloideous \Pet`al*oid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)
Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline.
Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants
in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline,
embracing the Liliace[ae], Orchidace[ae],
Amaryllide[ae], etc.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |