calyci-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Calyx, bud, or cup of a flower or nut.

Word forms

calyci- calyc-

Etymology

From Latin calycis, genitive of calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). By surface analysis, calyc- + -i-.

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