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CHLAMYS
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Irregular inflected forms: chlamydes , chlamyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chlamys" is a kind of...):
cape; mantle (a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
Synonyms:
chlamys; floral envelope; perianth; perigone; perigonium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chlamys" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)
Meronyms (parts of "chlamys"):
corolla ((botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth)
calyx ((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chlamys"):
falls (the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris))
Holonyms ("chlamys" is a part of...):
bloom; blossom; flower (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)
Derivation:
chlamydeous (having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla)
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