adjective relating to a plant without a calyx
In botany, acalycine refers to a flower that lacks a calyx, which is the outermost whorl of a flower, typically green and leaf-like, that protects the flower bud.
In taxonomy, acalycine is used to describe a group of plants that have flowers without a calyx.
Acalycine is used to describe a specific type of flower morphology where the calyx is absent.
Acalycine flowers may have unique reproductive strategies due to the absence of a calyx.
A writer may use the term 'acalycine' in a fictional story or novel to describe a unique plant or flower in a fantasy world.
A botanist may use 'acalycine' as a botanical term to describe a plant that lacks a calyx, a part of the flower structure.
A biologist may use 'acalycine' to classify certain plant species based on their reproductive structures and characteristics.