Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a perianth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, pertaining to the floral envelop of a plant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin chlamys, chlamyd-, mantle; see chlamys + –eous.]
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