Empalement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Empalement is a noun meaning Obsolete form of impalement, in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
Meaning
Obsolete form of impalement, in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
Example Sentences
1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III Erica acuminata. ... Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed.
Word Forms
- empalements
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impalement, foilage, pistillum, floriage, capitulum, corollet.
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