Relating to, resembling, or possessing a chlamys; covered by or characterized by a cloak-like structure.
From Greek chlamys with Latin-Greek suffix -ous, meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' Common in scientific and botanical terminology to describe structures.
The suffix -ous is one of the most productive in English—'chlamydeous' beautifully describes anything with a draped, cloak-like quality at the microscopic level!
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