epicalyx

ep·i·ca·lyx

E0174600 (ĕp′ĭ-kā′lĭks, -kăl′ĭks)n. pl. ep·i·ca·lyx·es or ep·i·ca·ly·ces (-kā′lĭ-sēz′, -kăl′ĭ-) A series of bracts subtending and resembling a calyx, as in the carnation and hibiscus.

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(ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks; -ˈkæl-) n, pl -lyxes or -lyces (-lɪˌsiːz) (Botany) botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

ep•i•ca•lyx

(ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ lɪks, -ˈkæl ɪks)

n., pl. -ca•lyx•es, -ca•ly•ces (-ˈkeɪ ləˌsiz, -ˈkæl ə-) a rosette of bracts that resembles an extra calyx, as in the mallow flower. [1865–70]

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epicalyx - a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscuscalycle, calyculus, false calyxbract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

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[¦ep·ə′kā·liks] (botany) A ring of fused bracts below the calyx forming a structure that resembles the calyx.

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in flowers, the lower outer row of small bracts of the calyx that alternate with the sepals. The epicalyx forms from stipules of the sepals. It is well developed in plants of the families Malvaceae (mallow, cotton) and Rosaceae (cinquefoil, strawberry).

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

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