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CALYCINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calycine mean?
• CALYCINE (adjective)
The adjective CALYCINE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or resembling a calyx
Familiarity information: CALYCINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling a calyx
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
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)
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