ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kləˈmidēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from meta- + -chlamydeae (from Greek chlamyd-, chlamys cloak , mantle)
: a group of Dicotyledoneae comprising plants in which the petals of the flowers are united — compare archichlamydeae
• meta·chla·myd·e·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective