Not attached to other parts, neither adhering nor united.
A label term used to describe an amount that is “nutritionally trivial” and unlikely to have an effect in the body.
Not united with any other parts of a different kind.
Petals not fused to one another or flower parts not attached to one another (i.e., free stamens are not fused to petals). Tubular flowers have petals fused together for most of their length.
(Of gills) Not attached to the stem.