Etymology

chlamydo-

Today it means: denoting an outer covering (cortex) such as a rigid cell wall Full definition →

Ancient Greek χλαμύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχλαμύς
  2. English todaychlamydo-

From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχλαμύς all →

chlamyphore

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.