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epicalyx

[ ep-i-key-liks, -kal-iks ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural ep·i·ca·lyx·es, ep·i·ca·ly·ces [ep-i-, key, -l, uh, -seez, -, kal, -, uh, -].
  1. an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.


epicalyx

/ -ˈkæl-; ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks /

noun

  1. botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of epicalyx1

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + calyx
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Example Sentences

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

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