monochlamydeous

British

/ ˌmɒnəʊkləˈmɪdɪəs /

adjective

(of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla

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Etymology

Origin of monochlamydeous

C19: from Greek, from _mono- + khlamus a cloak + _-eous

Example Sentences

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Diclinous or monochlamydeous plants owe their imperfect conformation to suppression, and may become structurally complete by a species of peloria.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

In what are termed monochlamydeous flowers both calyx and corolla are wanting, as in Salicineæ and many other orders.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

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