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calyciferous

calyciferous adjective: bearing the calyx.

Adjective

calyciferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing the calyx.

Origin of calyciferous

From calyci- + -ferous. By surface analysis, calyc- + -i- + -fer + -ous.

Questions about calyciferous

What does calyciferous mean?
Calyciferous means bearing the calyx.
What part of speech is calyciferous?
Calyciferous is an adjective.

Words near calyciferous in the dictionary

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

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