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chlamydeous

[ kluh-mid-ee-uhs ]
/ kləˈmɪd i əs /

adjective Botany.

pertaining to or having a floral envelope.

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Origin of chlamydeous

<Greek chlamyd- (stem of chlamýs) chlamys + -eous

Words nearby chlamydeous

chivy, Ch. J., Chkalov, Chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous, chlamydia, chlamydial, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis, chlamydiosis
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British Dictionary definitions for chlamydeous

chlamydeous
/ (kləˈmɪdɪəs) /

adjective

(of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
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