calyx
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- noun
- /ˈkeɪlɪks/
- Specialized
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- There sat Gaea, inside a calyx of enormous green leaves that enclosed her tightly up to her chest.
- calyx-krater
Examples
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The calyx protects the delicate petals of the flower as it develops.
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But the thing I like about this variety as well is that the calyx, so the little thing that holds the lavender blooms in place, is kind of a pinkish color.
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And the blooms are this kind of clear, crisp blue, but the calyx that holds the petals on is so dark it's almost black.
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Leafy trees with white blossoms and spiky calyx plants filled the view.
Fiction book (1994) -
The flower closed, its petals tightly wrapped within the calyx, while the whirrs swarmed helplessly around it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Picking in a block of Red Delicious, Caudle was astonished to find a tree in which the fruit was rounder and less red than in surrounding trees, tapered at the calyx but without points.
Fiction book (1999) -
In botany, the calyx is the green structure that encases the flower bud.
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The gardener pointed out the calyx, which is essential for shielding the bloom.
Compounds
- Specialized
A tube-shaped part of a flower that holds the leaf-like parts under the petals, often seen in roses
- Specialized
A group of leaf-like parts under a flower that look like the green outer leaves
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calyx comes from the Greek word kalyx, which means 'husk' or 'shell'. So a calyx is the green, cup-like or shell-like part that protects the flower bud.