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Cypsela :: Cypsela (n.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent..

Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..

Caryophyllaceous :: Caryophyllaceous (a.) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink.

Inserted :: Inserted (a.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle..

Lacinia :: Lacinia (n.) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf..

Attire :: Attire (n.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla..

Monosepalous :: Monosepalous (a.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous..

Callyciflorous :: Callyciflorous (a.) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; -- applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle.

Radiale :: Radiale (n.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.

Spathed :: Spathed (a.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.

Nectocalyx :: Nectocalyx (n.) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.

Sepal :: Sepal (n.) A leaf or division of the calyx.

Labiate :: Labiate (a.) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip..

Somatocyst :: Somatocyst (n.) A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain Siphonophora. See Illust. under Nectocalyx.

Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..

Acalysinous :: Acalysinous (a.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope..

Nectosack :: Nectosack (n.) The cavity of a nectocalyx.

Carinated :: Carinated (a.) Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird)..

Achlamydeous :: Achlamydeous (a.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla..

Pelargonium :: Pelargonium (n.) A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla..

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