calycanthemyn.

Etymology: < Greek καλυκ- calyx n. + ἄνθεμον flower + -y suffix³.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: calyˈcanthemy.

Botany.

The conversion, partial or complete, of sepals into the appearance of petals, as in the variety of primrose called Jack-in-the-box.

ΚΠ

1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 400 Calycanthemy, name of the monstrosity in which the calyx imitates an exterior corolla.

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calyˈcanthemous adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	calycanthemy
释义	calycanthemyn. Etymology: < Greek καλυκ- calyx n. + ἄνθεμον flower + -y suffix³.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: calyˈcanthemy. Botany. The conversion, partial or complete, of sepals into the appearance of petals, as in the variety of primrose called Jack-in-the-box. ΚΠ 1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 400 Calycanthemy, name of the monstrosity in which the calyx imitates an exterior corolla. Derivatives Categories » calyˈcanthemous adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1880
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