Calyx
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæ.lɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calyx is a noun meaning (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Meaning
(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
More Meanings
- (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
Example Sentences
Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve as food for the Arctic birds.
Word Forms
- calyces
- calyxes
- calix
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adnate, monosepalous, gamosepalous, toothed, cup, krater.
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