The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apetalous \A*pet"al*ous\ ([.a]*p[e^]t"al*[u^]s), a. [Pref. a- not + petal.] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther]. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apetalous adj 1: (of flowers) having no petals [syn: apetalous, petalless] [ant: petaled, petalled, petalous]