Definitions for epicalyx

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epicalyx ep·i·ca·lyx

Spelling: [ep-i-key-liks, -kal-iks]

IPA: /ˌɛp ɪˈkeɪ lɪks, -ˈkæl ɪks/

Epicalyx is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 22 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in epicalyx (aceilpxy).

Definitions for epicalyx

noun

1. an involucre resembling an outer calyx, as in the mallow.

Origin of epicalyx

First recorded in 1865-70; epi- + calyx

Examples for epicalyx

In some Rosaceous plants an epicalyx is present, due to the formation of stipulary structures by the sepals.