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achlamydeous

[ak-luh-mid-ee-uh s]
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adjective Botany.
  1. not chlamydeous; having neither calyx nor corolla.
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Origin of achlamydeous

First recorded in 1820–30; a-6 + chlamydeous
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British Dictionary definitions for achlamydeous

achlamydeous

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

C19: from Greek a- not, without + chlamys cloak
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