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epicalyx definition

epi·calyx (ep′i kā′liks′)

noun pl. epicalyxes -·lyx′es or epicalyces -·ly·ces′ (-li sēz′)

a ring of small bracts at the base of certain flowers, resembling an extra outer calyx, as in the mallows

Etymology: epi- + calyx

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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