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Chlamys

A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.

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Broader term 4

Cape 76% connected

A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Mantle 76% connected

A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.

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Containing whole 3

Bloom 70% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Blossom 70% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

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Flower 70% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Component part 2

Calyx 70% connected

The covering of a flower. See Flower.

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Corolla 70% connected

The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Perianth 92% connected

The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Perigone 92% connected

Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Perigonium 92% connected

Same as Perigone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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