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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
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