Calyx

/ˈkæ.lɪks/

Synonyms for "calyx" (17 found)

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Noun(2 words)
flower envelopekidney calyx

Related words (8)

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More general

12 entries
anatomical structurecoilcurlcurlicuefloral structuregyrekidney componentplant organringletrollscrollwhorl

More specific

4 entries
calyx lobescalyx tubemajor calyxminor calyx

Collocations

6 entries
calyx lobescalyx tubeflower calyxgreen calyxmajor calyxminor calyx

Inflections

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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