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calyx

/'keɪlɪks/

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noun
(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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type of:
curl curlicue gyre whorl coil ringlet roll scroll

part of:
chlamys perigone perianth perigonium floral envelope

Definition that contains calyx

pappus calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions