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calyc-

calyc- is the alternative form of calyci-.

Meaning of calyci-

Prefix

calyci-

  1. Calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.

Forms of calyc-

alternative formcalyci-

Origin of calyc-

From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”).

Questions about calyc-

What is calyc- the alternative form of?
Calyc- is the alternative form of calyci-.

Words near calyc- in the dictionary

  1. Calwa
  2. Calwile
  3. calx
  4. calxes
  5. Calyan
  6. calyc-
  7. calycanth
  8. calycanthaceous
  9. calycanthemous
  10. calycanthemy
  11. calycanths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calyc- (page history and authors); calyci- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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