CALYCEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calyceal mean? 

• CALYCEAL (adjective)
  The adjective CALYCEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or resembling a calyx

  Familiarity information: CALYCEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALYCEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resembling a calyx

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

calyceal; calycinal; calycine

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

calyx ((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)

Derivation:

calyx ((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)