epicalyx
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ep·i·ca·lyx
(ĕp'ĭ-kā'lĭks, -kăl'ĭks) 
n., pl., -ca·lyx·es, or -ca·ly·ces (-kā'lĭ-sēz', -kăl'ĭ-).
A series of bracts subtending and resembling a calyx, as in the carnation and hibiscus.
n., pl., -ca·lyx·es, or -ca·ly·ces (-kā'lĭ-sēz', -kăl'ĭ-).
A series of bracts subtending and resembling a calyx, as in the carnation and hibiscus.
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