epicalyx
/ep-i-key-liks, -kal-iks/US // ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ lɪks, -ˈkæl ɪks //UK // (ˌɛpɪˈkeɪlɪks, -ˈkæl-) //
蜉蝣,蜉蝣蝣
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ep·i·ca·lyx·es, ep·i·ca·ly·ces [ep-i-key-luh-seez, -kal-uh-]. /ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ ləˌsiz, -ˈkæl ə-/. Botany.
- : an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.
Examples
In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.
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