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Epicalyx

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Noun

1. calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Epicalyx

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noun plural -lyxes or -lyces (-lɪˌsiːz)
botany
a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

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Epicalyx

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nounWord forms: plural ˌepiˈcaˌlyxes or ˌepiˈcalyˌces (ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪˌsiz ; epˌikāˈlisēzˌ)
a ring of small bracts at the base of certain flowers, resembling an extra outer calyx, as in the mallows

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Epicalyx

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n. pl. ep·i·ca·lyx·es or ep·i·ca·ly·ces (-kālĭ-sēz′, -kălĭ-)
A series of bracts subtending and resembling a calyx, as in the carnation and hibiscus.

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