epicalyx

[ ep-i-key-liks, -kal-iks ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural ep·i·ca·lyx·es, ep·i·ca·ly·ces [ep-i-, key, -l, uh, -seez, -, kal, -, uh, -].

1. an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.

epicalyx

/ -ˈkæl-; ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks /

noun

1. botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicalyx¹

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + calyx

Example Sentences

In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.

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