calycineadj.
/ˈkalɪsʌɪn//ˈkalɪsɪn/ Of or belonging to the calyx; resembling a calyx.
1. Botany.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having calyx
monophyllous1746
calycine1816
calyciform1829
calycinal1829
valvate1858
calycate1866
1816 Asiatick Researches 12 539 Embraced at the base by the calycine hemispherical cup.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 218 The symmetry of the stamens, corolline and calycine segments.
1861 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (rev. ed.) iii. 239 Calycine sepals.
2. Biology and Physiology. (See calyx n. 2.)
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > outer covering
thick-skinned1545
investing1615
vaginal1653
sheathed1664
cortical1677
vaginated1770
vaginate1777
tegumental1822
tegumentary1828
calycine1872
walled1875
tunicary1900
1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 133 Sphæronites has each calycine plate perforated by two pores.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals ii. 96 A calycine investment for the whole animal.
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