epicalyx

epicalyx
/ep'i kay"liks, -kal"iks/, n., pl. epicalyxes, epicalyces /-kay"leuh seez', -kal"euh-/. Bot.
an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.
[1865-70; EPI- + CALYX]

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  • epicalyx — noun A group of bracts resembling a calyx …   Wiktionary

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  • epicalyx — noun a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus • Syn: ↑false calyx, ↑calycle, ↑calyculus • Hypernyms: ↑bract …   Useful english dictionary

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