Igama elithi "poly" lisho okuningi noma okuningana, futhi "i-petal" ibhekisela ezingxenyeni ezinemibala egqamile, ngokuvamile ezintekenteke, ezinesibopho sokuheha abathuthi bempova. Ngakho-ke, incazelo yesichazamazwi ye "poly-petalous" inamacembe amaningi, noma ukuba namacembe ahlelwe ngama-whorl amaningi noma izendlalelo. Leli gama ngokuvamile lisetshenziselwa ukuchaza izici ezibonakalayo zembali.