FALSE CALYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false calyx mean? 

• FALSE CALYX (noun)
  The noun FALSE CALYX has 1 sense:

1. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

  Familiarity information: FALSE CALYX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE CALYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

calycle; calyculus; epicalyx; false calyx

Hypernyms ("false calyx" is a kind of...):

bract (a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)