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Definition of calyx
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of calyx is as below...
Calyx (n.) The
covering
of a
flower.
See
Flower.
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Pome
::
Pome (n.) A fruit
composed
of
several
cartilaginous
or bony
carpels
inclosed
in an
adherent
fleshy
mass, which is
partly
receptacle
and
partly
calyx,
as an
apple,
quince,
or
pear..
Antisepalous
::
Antisepalous
(a.)
Standing
before
a
sepal,
or calyx
leaf..
Perigynous
::
Perigynous
(a.)
Having
the ovary free, but the
petals
and
stamens
borne on the
calyx;
-- said of
flower
such as that of the
cherry
or
peach..
Monochlamydeous
::
Monochlamydeous
(a.)
Having
a
single
floral
envelope,
that is, a calyx
without
a
corolla,
or,
possibly,
in rare
cases,
a
corolla
without
a
calyx..
Lid
::
Lid (n.) A calyx which
separates
from the
flower,
and falls off in a
single
piece,
as in the
Australian
Eucalypti..
Somatocyst
::
Somatocyst
(n.) A
cavity
in the
primary
nectocalyx
of
certain
Siphonophora.
See
Illust.
under
Nectocalyx.
Monophyllous
::
Monophyllous
(a.)
One-leaved;
composed
of a
single
leaf; as, a
monophyllous
involucre
or
calyx..
Larkspur
::
Larkspur
(n.) A genus of
ranunculaceous
plants
(Delphinium),
having
showy
flowers,
and a
spurred
calyx.
They are
natives
of the North
Temperate
zone. The
commonest
larkspur
of the
gardens
is D.
Consolida.
The
flower
of the bee
larkspur
(D.
elatum)
has two
petals
bearded
with
yellow
hairs,
and looks not
unlike
a bee..
Pelvis
::
Pelvis
(n.) The calyx of a
crinoid.
Gonocalyx
::
Gonocalyx
(n.) The bell of a
sessile
gonozooid.
Induviae
::
Induviae
(n. pl.)
Persistent
portions
of a calyx or
corolla;
also,
leaves
which do not
disarticulate
from the stem, and hence
remain
for a long
time..
Sepal
::
Sepal (n.) A leaf or
division
of the
calyx.
Perianth
::
Perianth
(n.) The
leaves
of a
flower
generally,
especially
when the calyx and
corolla
are not
readily
distinguished..
Alkekengi
::
Alkekengi
(n.) An
herbaceous
plant of the
nightshade
family
(Physalis
alkekengi)
and its
fruit,
which is a well
flavored
berry,
the size of a
cherry,
loosely
inclosed
in a
enlarged
leafy
calyx;
-- also
called
winter
cherry,
ground
cherry,
and
strawberry
tomato..
Nectocalyx
::
Nectocalyx
(n.) One of the
zooids
of
certain
Siphonophora,
having
somewhat
the form, and the
essential
structure,
of the bell of a
jellyfish,
and
acting
as a
swimming
organ..
Pappus
::
Pappus
(n.) The hairy or
feathery
appendage
of the
achenes
of
thistles,
dandelions,
and most other
plants
of the order
Compositae;
also, the
scales,
awns, or
bristles
which
represent
the calyx in other
plants
of the same
order..
Calyciform
::
Calyciform
(a.)
Having
the form or
appearance
of a
calyx.
Hypanthium
::
Hypanthium
(n.) A fruit
consisting
in large part of a
receptacle,
enlarged
below the
calyx,
as in the
Calycanthus,
the rose hip, and the
pear..
Monosepalous
::
Monosepalous
(a.)
Having
only one
sepal,
or the calyx in one piece or
composed
of the
sepals
united
into one
piece;
gamosepalous..
Sexifid
::
Sexifid
(a.)
Six-cleft;
as, a
sexfid
calyx or
nectary..
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