patulous in English
- patulous⇄adv. patulously.
- patulous⇄noun patulousness.
- patulous⇄patulous, adjective.
1. opening rather widely; expanded.
2. slightly spreading, as the boughs of a tree.
3. (Botany.)
a. spreading slightly, as a calyx.
b. bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle.