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A*pet"al*ous (*pt"al*s), a. [Pref. a- not + petal.] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther].
A*pet"al*ous*ness, n. The state of being apetalous.
A"pex (&?;), n.; pl. E. Apexes (&?;); L. Apices (&?;). [L.] 1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.