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calycifloral

calycifloral adjective: having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx.

Adjective

calycifloral (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx.
    Synonyms:
    calyciflorous

Synonyms of calycifloral

Origin of calycifloral

Latin calyx (“calyx”), calycis (“calyx”) + flos (“flower”), floris (“flower”). By surface analysis, calyc- + -i- + flor + -al.

Questions about calycifloral

What does calycifloral mean?
Calycifloral means having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx.
What part of speech is calycifloral?
Calycifloral is an adjective.

Words near calycifloral in the dictionary

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

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