NOUN | plant | epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus | a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus |
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Meaning | A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus. | |
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Synonyms | false calyx, calycle, calyculus | |
Broader | bract | A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
Spanish | calículo | |
Catalan | calicle, epicalze |
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