monochlamydeous

/ ˌmɒnəʊkləˈmɪdɪəs /

adjective

1. (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla

Word History and Origins

Origin of monochlamydeous¹

C19: from Greek, from mono- + khlamus a cloak + -eous

Example Sentences

By the suppression of the verticil of the stamens, or of the carpels, flowers become unisexual or diclinous, and by the suppression of one or both of the floral envelopes, monochlamydeous and achlamydeous flowers are produced.

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Aristolochiace�, which consists of dicotyledonous monochlamydeous plants, with an inferior 3-6-celled fruit, found for the most part in the hotter parts of the world, and in many cases used medicinally on account of their tonic and stimulating properties.

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Monochlamydeous, having only one floral envelope.

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In what are termed monochlamydeous flowers both calyx and corolla are wanting, as in Salicineæ and many other orders.

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Diclinous or monochlamydeous plants owe their imperfect conformation to suppression, and may become structurally complete by a species of peloria.

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