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  • Calyptra

    Calyptra

    A cap-or lid-like covering of flowers or fruits, as in Myrtaceae.  

  • Calyculus

    In Rubiaceae, a structure formed from reduced leaves and stipules, which are fused to varying degrees to form a structure often resembling a four-lobed tubular (or cuplike) calyx limb; In an orchid flower, a small cup or circle of bract-like structures outside of the sepals; In some Compositae/Asteraceae, a subsidiary circle of small bracts outside…

  • Calyculate

    Calyculate

    Having bracts around the calyx, or with an involucre resembling an outer calyx. Having an accessory calyx outside of the true.  

  • Calycle

    Calycle

    A row of small leaves or bracts at the base of the calyx [unusual term].  

  • Calycine

    Relating to the calyx; Calyx-like.  

  • Calyciform

    Cup-shaped, or resembling a calyx.  

  • Calyciflorous

    With petals and stamens attached to the calyx.  

  • Calycanthemous

    With a petaloid calyx [obscure term].  

  • Callus (plural calli)

    Callus (plural calli)

    A hard protuberance; Wound-covering tissue; In Gramineae/Poaceae, a horny prolongation at the base of the floret or spikelet; Thickenings, for example, on the calyx of some Oxalidaceae or on one of the lips of some Orchidaceae.  

  • Calloused

    Hard and thick.  

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