calyx

What is another word for calyx? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.

Noun — (botany) The ring of sepals that covers and protects a flower bud before it opens.

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Etymology

Comes from Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, "case of a bud, husk"); a doublet of chalice and kelch.