epicalyx vs calycle

epicalyx and calycle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epicalyx	Yes	No	No	No
calycle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, epicalyx and calycle are synonyms defined as:

epicalyx and calycle: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

Other synonyms of epicalyx include calyculus, false calyx.

epicalyx (noun)	calycle (noun)
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus	a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
	a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus