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calyci-

calyci- prefix: calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.

Prefix

calyci-

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

Forms of calyci-

alternative formcalyc-

Origin of calyci-

From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). By surface analysis, calyc- + -i-.

Questions about calyci-

What does calyci- mean?
Calyci- means calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.
What part of speech is calyci-?
Calyci- is a prefix.

Words near calyci- in the dictionary

  1. calycanthus
  2. calycanthuses
  3. calyceal
  4. calyceraceous
  5. calyces
  6. calyci-
  7. calyciferous
  8. calycifloral
  9. calyciflorous
  10. calyciform
  11. calycin

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