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chlamydeous

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chla⋅myd⋅e⋅ous

  [kluh-mid-ee-uhs]
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–adjective Botany.
pertaining to or having a floral envelope.
Origin:
< Gk chlamyd- (s. of chlamýs) chlamys + -eous
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chla·myd·e·ous   (klə-mĭd'ē-əs)   
adj.   Botany
Having a perianth.

[Latin chlamys, chlamyd-, mantle; see chlamys + -eous.]
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