|ärkēkləˈmidēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from archi- + -chlamydeae (from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys cloak, mantle)
: a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are separate or absent — compare metachlamydeae ; see apetalae , choripetalae
• ar·chi·chla·myd·e·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ēəs adjective