Meanings
nounepicalyx (plural epicalyxes or epicalyces)
plural epicalyxes · plural epicalyces
- biologyA group of bracts resembling a calyx
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish ulkoverhiö
- ulkoverhiögroup of bracts
French épicalice
- épicalicegroup of bracts
Italian epicalice
- epicalicegroup of bracts
Spanish calículo
- calículogroup of bracts
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APA
epicalyx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicalyx
MLA
“epicalyx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicalyx. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicalyx,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicalyx.
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