epicalyx

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

noun, plural ep·i·ca·lyx·es, ep·i·ca·ly·ces

[-key-luh-seez, -kal-uh-] . Botany.

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

Origin:
1865–70; epi- + calyx

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plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally

phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction

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epicalyx (ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks, -ˈkæl-)

—n , pl -lyxes, -lyces
	botany a series of small sepal-like bracts forming an outer calyx beneath the true calyx in some flowers

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