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.
Words nearby epicalyx
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epicardium,
epicarp
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.
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