epicalyx

ep·i·ca·lyx

 (ĕp′ĭ-kā′lĭks, -kăl′ĭks)

n. pl. ep·i·ca·lyx·es or ep·i·ca·ly·ces (-kā′lĭ-sēz′, -kăl′ĭ-)

A series of bracts subtending and resembling a calyx, as in the carnation and hibiscus.

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epicalyx

(ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks; -ˈkæl-)

n, pl -lyxes or -lyces (-lɪˌsiːz)

(Botany) botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

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ep•i•ca•lyx

(ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ lɪks, -ˈkæl ɪks)

n., pl. -ca•lyx•es, -ca•ly•ces (-ˈkeɪ ləˌsiz, -ˈkæl ə-)

a rosette of bracts that resembles an extra calyx, as in the mallow flower.

[1865–70]

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epicalyx - a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus calycle, calyculus, false calyx bract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence

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