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单词 epicalyx
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epicalyx

[ ep-i-key-liks, -kal-iks ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ lɪks, -ˈkæl ɪks /

noun, plural ep·i·ca·lyx·es, ep·i·ca·ly·ces [ep-i-key-luh-seez, -kal-uh-]. /ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ ləˌsiz, -ˈkæl ə-/. Botany.

an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.

Origin of epicalyx

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + calyx

Words nearby epicalyx

epiblem, epiblepharon, epiboly, epibulbar, epic, epicalyx, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, epicardia, epicardium, epicarp
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Example sentences from the Web for epicalyx

  • In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for epicalyx

epicalyx
/ (ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks, -ˈkæl-) /

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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