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calycanthus

calycanthus noun: any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.

calycanthus: any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs
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Noun

calycanthus (plural calycanthuses)

  1. Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
    • He also recommended the new calycanthus hybrids, particularly Hartlage Wine, a deep burgundy without much fragrance, and Venus, a magnolia-like flower with a sweet scent.2009 February 5, Anne Raver, “New This Year: The Tried and True”, in New York Times

Forms of calycanthus

pluralcalycanthuses

Origin of calycanthus

From the genus name translingual Calycanthus. By surface analysis, calyc- + -anthus.

Questions about calycanthus

What does calycanthus mean?
Calycanthus means any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
What part of speech is calycanthus?
Calycanthus is a noun.
What is the plural of calycanthus?
The plural of calycanthus is calycanthuses.

Words near calycanthus in the dictionary

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

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