| NOUN | plant | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud |
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| Sounds | kae'lihks | |
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| Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... | |
| Meaning | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green. | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Part of | perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium | Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| Parts | sepal | One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower |
| Narrower | hull | persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry |
| pappus | calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions | |
| Broader | coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll | A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
| Spanish | cáliz | |
| Catalan | calze | |
| Adjectives | calyceal, calycine, calycinal | of or relating to or resembling a calyx |
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