achlamydeous

American

[ak-luh-mid-ee-uhs] / ˌæk ləˈmɪd i əs /

adjective

Botany.

not chlamydeous; having neither calyx nor corolla.

achlamydeous British

/ ˌækləˈmɪdɪəs /

adjective

(of flowers such as the willow) having neither petals nor sepals

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Etymology

Origin of achlamydeous

First recorded in 1820–30; a- ⁶ + chlamydeous

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achlamydeous

Sometimes both are absent, when the flower is achlamydeous, or naked, as in willow.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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