cassideous

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adjective

Shaped like a helmet; applied to a corolla with a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.

OriginLatin cassis →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivecassideous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyShaped like a helmet; applied to a corolla with a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.

Origin

  1. Latincassis
  2. Englishcassideous

Latin cassis meaning "helmet".

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APA

cassideous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassideous

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Chicago

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