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单词 calycanthemy
释义

calycanthemyn.

Etymology: < Greek καλυκ- calyx n. + ἄνθεμον flower + -y suffix3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: calyˈcanthemy.
Botany.
The conversion, partial or complete, of sepals into the appearance of petals, as in the variety of primrose called Jack-in-the-box.
ΚΠ
1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 400 Calycanthemy, name of the monstrosity in which the calyx imitates an exterior corolla.

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calyˈcanthemous adj.
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