achlamydeous

 [ak-luh-mid-ee-uhs]  

ach·la·myd·e·ous

   [ak-luh-mid-ee-uhs]
adjective Botany.
not chlamydeous; having neither calyx nor corolla.
Origin:
1820–30; a-6 + chlamydeous
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achlamydeous (ˌækləˈmɪdɪəs)
 
—adj
(of flowers such as the willow) having neither petals nor sepals
 
[C19: from Greek a- not, without + chlamys cloak]

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