calyciformadj.
/ˈkalɪsɪfɔːm//kəˈlɪsɪfɔːm/ Botany.
Having the form of a calyx, calyx-shaped. See also caliciform adj.
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monophyllous1746
calycine1816
calyciform1829
calycinal1829
valvate1858
calycate1866
1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica Table 485 Male flowers in elongate aments, caliciform scale diversely shaped.
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 463 Woodsia..involucre inferior, membranous, at first calyciform.
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