heterochlamydeous

adjective

Having a perianth in which the calyx and corolla are differentiated, usually by colour or texture.

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Meanings

adjectiveheterochlamydeous (comparative more heterochlamydeous, superlative most heterochlamydeous)

comparative more heterochlamydeous · superlative most heterochlamydeous

  1. biologyHaving 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

Origin

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

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heterochlamydeous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochlamydeous

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