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calycanthemy

calycanthemy noun: a monstrosity of the calyx imitating an exterior corolla.

Noun

calycanthemy (uncountable)

  1. A monstrosity of the calyx imitating an exterior corolla.

calycanthemy meaning in Tamil

calycanthemy in Tamil

புல்லியல்லியுருவாதல்

Origin of calycanthemy

From calyc- + anthem + -y.

Questions about calycanthemy

What does calycanthemy mean?
Calycanthemy means a monstrosity of the calyx imitating an exterior corolla.
What is calycanthemy in Tamil?
Calycanthemy in Tamil is புல்லியல்லியுருவாதல். See Calycanthemy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calycanthemy?
Calycanthemy is a noun.

Words near calycanthemy in the dictionary

  1. Calyan
  2. calyc-
  3. calycanth
  4. calycanthaceous
  5. calycanthemous
  6. calycanthemy
  7. calycanths
  8. calycanthus
  9. calycanthuses
  10. calyceal
  11. calyceraceous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calycanthemy (page history and authors); calycanthemy (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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