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achlamydeous

[ak-luh-mid-ee-uhs]

adjective

Botany.

  1. not chlamydeous; having neither calyx nor corolla.

achlamydeous

/ ˌækləˈmɪdɪəs /

adjective

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of achlamydeous1

First recorded in 1820–30; a- 6 + chlamydeous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of achlamydeous1

C19: from Greek a- not, without + chlamys cloak
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Sometimes both are absent, when the flower is achlamydeous, or naked, as in willow.

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