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monochlamydeous

/ ˌmɒnəʊkləˈmɪdɪəs /

adjective

  1. (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
“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 monochlamydeous1

C19: from Greek, from mono- + khlamus a cloak + -eous
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Example Sentences

These form the perianth and are in one series, when the flower is termed monochlamydeous, or in two series (dichlamydeous).

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

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