Metachlamydeae

plural noun

Meta·​chla·​myd·​e·​ae

: a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are united compare archichlamydeae

metachlamydeous

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from meta- + -chlamydeae (from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys cloak, mantle)

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