acalycine
adjective
aca·ly·cine
(ˈ)ā¦kāləˌsīn,
-al-
variants or acalycinous
¦ākə¦lisᵊnəs
: without a calyx
Word History
Etymology
acalycine from a- entry 2 + Latin calyc-, calyx + English -ine; acalycinous from acalycine + -ous
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above