Definition
calycine
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a calyx (the outer whorl of sepals in a flower)
Usage: botanical term; formal/technical
Examples
- The calycine leaves protected the developing flower bud.
- Botanists examined the calycine structures under the microscope.
- The plant's calycine sepals were arranged in a spiral pattern.
- The calycine region of the flower showed distinctive green coloring.