calycine

[ kal-uh-sin, -sahyn ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or resembling a calyx.

Origin of calycine

1
1810–20; <Latin calyc- (stem of calyxcalyx) + -ine1
  • Also ca·lyc·i·nal [kuh-lis-uh-nl]. /kəˈlɪs ə nl/.

Words Nearby calycine

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How to use calycine in a sentence

  • In Primula or Pedicularis, where the venation is clearly laminar, the tubular portion is distinctly calycine.

    Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for calycine

calycine

calycinal (kəˈlɪsɪnəl)

/ (ˈkælɪˌsaɪn) /


adjective
  1. relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx

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