Monochlamydeous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monochlamydeous \Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ?, ?,
     cloak: cf. F. monochlamyd['e].] (Bot.)
     Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a
     corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a
     calyx.
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