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epicalyx

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

noun

Botany.

plural

epicalyxes, epicalyces

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

epicalyx British  
/ -ˈkæl-, ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks /

noun

  1. botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

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Etymology

Origin of epicalyx

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + calyx

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