dichlamydeous
[ dahy-kluh-mid-ee-uh s ]
/ ˌdaɪ kləˈmɪd i əs /
adjective
(of a flower) having both a calyx and a corolla.
Origin of dichlamydeous
First recorded in 1820–30;
di-1 +
chlamydeous
Words nearby dichlamydeous
dicentric,
dicephalous,
dicey,
dich-,
dichasium,
dichlamydeous,
dichlobenil,
dichloride,
dichlorobenzene,
dichlorodiethyl sulfide,
dichlorodifluoromethane
Example sentences from the Web for dichlamydeous
Dichlamydeous (dī-klam-idi-us), in botany, said of plants that have both calyx and corolla.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousThese form the perianth and are in one series, when the flower is termed monochlamydeous, or in two series (dichlamydeous).
British Dictionary definitions for dichlamydeous
dichlamydeous
/ (ˌdaɪkləˈmɪdɪəs) /
adjective
(of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
Word Origin for dichlamydeous
C19: from Greek, from
di-
1 +
khlamus a cloak +
-eous