empalement

Noun

 * 1)  in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
 * 2) * 1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III
 * Erica acuminata. ...Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed.

Noun

 * 1) impalement