hexapterous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξαπτέρυγος (hexaptérugos), equivalent to hexa- +‎ -pterous.

Adjective

hexapterous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions[1]

References
  1. 1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology
  • hexapterous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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