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# calyx

noun (calyx, calyces or calyxes)

«calyx» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The ring of green leaves (sepals) that wraps around the bud of a flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/#m1)

### In the lessons

in nature lessons, the green cup under the petals; in stories, the part of a flower that is looked at closely

### Examples

- The green calyx protects the bud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/#x1)
- Pull off the calyx of the thistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/#x2)
- The petals rise up from the calyx. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «calyx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calyx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calyx.html) on Mova free.