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Definition of Epicalyx
1. Noun. A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus.
Definition of Epicalyx
1. Noun. (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epicalyx
1. a set of bracts close to and resembling a calyx [n -LYXES or -LYCES]
Medical Definition of Epicalyx
1. A whorl of bracts, just below a flower, looking like a second calyx. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epicalyx
Literary usage of Epicalyx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical by Julius Sachs (1882)
"In the Malvaceae and some other plants the true calyx appears to be surrounded
by a second calyx (epicalyx or Calyculus), the morphological significance of ..."
2. Liberia by Harry Hamilton Johnston, Otto Stapf (1906)
"H. esculentus, L. : a tall hirsute herb with long-stalked 5-lobed leaves, a
caducous calyx, a caducous epicalyx of 10—12 linear segments and acute grooved ..."
3. Flora of Tropical Africa by Daniel Oliver (1868)
"epicalyx of 10-12 linear ciliolate segments. Calyx bell- shaped, 5-cleft; ...
epicalyx of 10 linear, ciliolate bracts, exceeding the cup-shaped 5-parted ..."
4. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"surrounded by an epicalyx formed by the connate stipules of the sepals (F:g. ...
In the genus Rubus there is no epicalyx, the ovary contains two ovules, ..."
5. A Manual of Structural Botany: An Introductory Textbook for Students of by Henry Hurd Rusby (1911)
"In this instance, however, it may be seen by turning back the epicalyx or ...
The divisions of the epicalyx are called Bracts, though the term is not ..."
6. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"The nut-like fruit is enveloped by the persistent epicalyx. REPRESENTATIVE GENERA.—(a)
With palese: Dipsacus (Teasel), thistle-like, ac Flo. WS.—. ..."
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