unpetalled

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English

Etymology

un- +‎ petalled

Adjective

unpetalled (not comparable)

  1. Stripped of petals.
    • 1994, Sylvie Germain, The Medusa Child
      Ravaged and unpetalled, the rose twists its thin stem into the void. Only its thorns remain, hard and almost black, like concretions of sorrow, anger...