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heterochlamydeous

heterochlamydeous adjective: having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.

Adjective

heterochlamydeous (comparative more heterochlamydeous, superlative most heterochlamydeous)

  1. Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.
    • Flowers single or in cymes, regular, usually unisexual, enclosed in a spathe, mostly with petals and sepals clearly differentiated (heterochlamydeous) […]1927, China Ling, Lingnan Science Journal

heterochlamydeous meaning in Tamil

heterochlamydeous in Tamil

இதரகவசமுள்ள

Forms of heterochlamydeous

comparativemore heterochlamydeous
superlativemost heterochlamydeous

Origin of heterochlamydeous

From hetero- + chlamydeous, from hetero- + Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “mantle, cloak”) + -ous.

Questions about heterochlamydeous

What does heterochlamydeous mean?
Heterochlamydeous means having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.
What is heterochlamydeous in Tamil?
Heterochlamydeous in Tamil is இதரகவசமுள்ள. See Heterochlamydeous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterochlamydeous?
Heterochlamydeous is an adjective.

Words near heterochlamydeous in the dictionary

  1. heterochiasmic
  2. heterochiasmy
  3. heterochiral
  4. heterochiralities
  5. heterochirality
  6. heterochlamydeous
  7. heterochromatic
  8. heterochromatically
  9. heterochromatin
  10. heterochromatinic
  11. heterochromatinisation

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