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English
Etymology
From hetero- + Ancient Greek χλαμύδος (khlamúdos, “mantle, cloak”) + -ous.
Adjective
heterochlamydeous (comparative more heterochlamydeous, superlative most heterochlamydeous)
- (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) […]
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