monochlamydeous

monochlamydeous
monochlamydeous [män΄əklə mid′ē əs]
adj.
< ModL Monochlamydeae /span> MONO- + Gr chlamyd-, base of chlamys, a mantle + -OUS
having only one series of perianth parts, usually designated as sepals, in the flower

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