Monochlamydeous

Origin

Monochlamydeous (μόνος, χλαμύς (χλαμύδος), -osus (-ous))

Monochlamydeous derives from the Greek roots μόνος (alone, forsaken, solitary, only, unique) from χλαμύς (genitive, χλαμύδος, short mantle worn by horsemen, worn by Hermes, by Eros, military cloak of foot-soldiers, general's cloak, a civilian's mantle) and the suffix -ous (Latin -osus (full, full off))

Full definition of monochlamydeous

Adjective

1. (botany) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.