unpetalled

unpetalled

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...