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Calyptra
A cap-or lid-like covering of flowers or fruits, as in Myrtaceae.
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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…
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Calyculate
Having bracts around the calyx, or with an involucre resembling an outer calyx. Having an accessory calyx outside of the true.
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Calycle
A row of small leaves or bracts at the base of the calyx [unusual term].
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Calycine
Relating to the calyx; Calyx-like.
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Calyciform
Cup-shaped, or resembling a calyx.
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Calyciflorous
With petals and stamens attached to the calyx.
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Calycanthemous
With a petaloid calyx [obscure term].
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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.
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Calloused
Hard and thick.
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