heterochlamydeous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hetero- +‎ Ancient Greek χλαμύδος (khlamúdos, “mantle, cloak”) +‎ -ous

Adjective[edit]

heterochlamydeous (comparative more heterochlamydeous, superlative most heterochlamydeous)

  1. (botany) Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.
    • 1927, China Ling, Lingnan Science Journal:
      Flowers single or in cymes, regular, usually unisexual, enclosed in a spathe, mostly with petals and sepals clearly differentiated (heterochlamydeous) […]

References[edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989
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