calycoidcalycoideousadj.
Etymology: < Greek κάλυκ- calyx n. + -oid suffix, + -eous suffix; the Greek was καλυκώδης.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcalycoid.
Botany.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Calycoideous, resembling a calyx.
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