achilary
adjective
having no labellum or lip, or one that is undeveloped, as in the flower of certain orchids.
acheilary
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a variation of
achilary.
Example Sentences
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To this deficiency of the lip the author just quoted proposed to apply the term acheilary, α-χειλαριον.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
