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calycine

[ kal-uh-sin, -sahyn ]
/ ˈkæl ə sɪn, -ˌsaɪn /

adjective

pertaining to or resembling a calyx.

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Also ca·lyc·i·nal [kuh-lis-uh-nl]. /kəˈlɪs ə nl/.

Origin of calycine

1810–20; <Latin calyc- (stem of calyxcalyx) + -ine1

Words nearby calycine

calvous, calvus, calx, calyces, calyciform, calycine, calycle, calyculate, calyculus, Calydon, Calydonian boar
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British Dictionary definitions for calycine

calycine

calycinal (kəˈlɪsɪnəl)

/ (ˈkælɪˌsaɪn) /

adjective

relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
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