Căt'a-pĕt'al-oŭs, a.
a. [From Gr. κατά, down, quite, against, and πέταλον, leaf.] (Bot.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow. Brande.
a. [From Gr. κατά, down, quite, against, and πέταλον, leaf.] (Bot.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow. Brande.