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CALYCINAL

Dictionary entry overview: What does calycinal mean?

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

1. of or relating to or resembling a calyx

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

Dictionary entry details

• CALYCINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

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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)

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