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It may consist of a number of separate parts, called petals, or these may be more or less united, in which case the corolla is said to be gamopetalous.

Ebena�ce�, a nat. ord. of gamopetalous Dicotyledons, consisting of trees and shrubs, of which the wood is very hard, and frequently of very dark colour in the centre, as ebony.

The general name of polypetalous is given to corollas having separate petals, while monopetalous, gamopetalous or sympetalous is applied to those in which the petals are united.

ERICACEAE, in botany, a natural order of plants belonging to the higher or gamopetalous division of Dicotyledons.

Asclepliada�ce�, an order of gamopetalous Dicotyledons, the distinguishing characteristic of which is that the anthers adhere to the five stigmatic processes, the whole sexual apparatus forming a single mass.