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epicalyx
noun epi·ca·lyx \ˌe-pi-ˈkā-liks also -ˈka-liks\
Definition of EPICALYX
: an involucre resembling the calyx but consisting of a whorl of bracts that is exterior to the calyx or results from the union of the sepal appendages
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First Known Use of EPICALYX
1870
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