nudiflorous

adjective

nu·​di·​flo·​rous

¦n(y)üdə¦flōrəs

: having flowers naked and especially without hairs or glands

Word History

Etymology

from (assumed) New Latin nudiflorus, from nudi- + Late Latin -florus -florous

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