calyx

Noun
  1. (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 (synset 111711992)
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has: sepal - one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
    is a part of: chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

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