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calycophyll

calycophyll noun: a leaf-like structure formed from a sepal or calyx lobe which enlarges, usually many-fold, before or after anthesis, especially when most of the sepals or calyx lobes retain their original size.

Noun

calycophyll (plural calycophylls)

  1. A leaf-like structure formed from a sepal or calyx lobe which enlarges, usually many-fold, before or after anthesis, especially when most of the sepals or calyx lobes retain their original size.

Forms of calycophyll

pluralcalycophylls

Questions about calycophyll

What does calycophyll mean?
Calycophyll means a leaf-like structure formed from a sepal or calyx lobe which enlarges, usually many-fold, before or after anthesis, especially when most of the sepals or calyx lobes retain their original size.
What part of speech is calycophyll?
Calycophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of calycophyll?
The plural of calycophyll is calycophylls.

Words near calycophyll in the dictionary

  1. calycoid
  2. calycophoran
  3. calycophorans
  4. calycophore
  5. calycophores
  6. calycophyll
  7. calycophyllous
  8. calycophylls
  9. calycosin
  10. calyctomine
  11. calycular

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