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单词 achlamydeous
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achlamydeousadj.

Brit. /ˌeɪkləˈmɪdɪəs/, U.S. /ˌeɪkləˈmɪdiəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Achlamydeae , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Achlamydeae, group name ( < ancient Greek ἀ- a- prefix6 + χλαμύδ- , χλαμύς chlamys n. + scientific Latin -eae : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æklămi·diəs) /ækləˈmɪdiːəs/.
Botany.
Originally: †(in the system of A. P. de Candolle): belonging to the former group Achlamydeae, comprising plants having flowers without a calyx or corolla, including willow, euphorbia, etc. (obsolete). Later: (gen.) lacking a perianth.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 24 Its absence [sc. that of the Calyx] implies the absence of the corolla also..By its absence all the orders called Achlamydeous are characterised.
1842 London Jrnl. Bot. 1 593 Among the Achlamydeous and Monochlamydeous Dicotyledons, the pollen is for the most part spherical or oval.
1876 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) 40 Having therefore no envelope to the essential organs, they [sc. willow flowers] are called achlamydeous.
1963 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 50 679/1 The 2 stamens representing the achlamydeous male flowers and the ovary the female flower.
2001 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 88 403/2 The grass flower has been interpreted variously as dichlamydeous,..monochlamydeous,..achlamydeous (with no perianth, the lodicules representing modified bracts or stipules), or pseudanthial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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