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Synonyms for calyx

Grammar : Noun
Spell : key-liks, kal-iks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks

Définition of calyx

Origin :
  • 1680s, from Latin calyx, from Greek kalyx "seed pod, husk, outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc.), from root of kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The proper plural is calyces. Some sources connect the word rather with Greek kylix "drinking cup."
  • noun whorl on flower
Example sentences :
  • Berry small, in., 5-ribbed, crowned with the remains of the calyx.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • The pieces of which the calyx is composed are called sepals.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Finish off with calyx and seed cup, as in previous instruction.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • For example: the part that is covered with moss about the rose is the calyx.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • Sometimes the calyx is covered with down, as in geranium, primrose, etc.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • The calyx is cut from lemon wax, shaded green and also brown.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • Notice what a different degree and kind of life there is in the calyx and the corolla.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • The calyx is tightly closed, although the tips of the sepals are spread widely.
  • Extract from : « The Apple-Tree » by L. H. Bailey
  • Observe the direction taken by the upper and by the lower points of the calyx.
  • Extract from : « Seed Dispersal » by William J. Beal
  • Corolla twice as long as the calyx, tube filiform, limb 5-lobed.
  • Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera

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