Calyx Definition & Meaning
calyx
- 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
"Calyx" in song lyrics
See how calyx is used in real songs:
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"Outside the palace was a big garden, with flaming red and deep-blue trees. Their fruit glittered like gold, and their blossoms flamed like fire on their constantly waving stalks. The soil was very fine sand indeed, but as blue as burning brimstone. A strange blue veil lay over everything down there. You would have thought yourself aloft in the air with only the blue sky above and beneath you, rather than down at the bottom of the sea. When there was a dead calm, you could just see the sun, like a scarlet flower with light streaming from its calyx."
— The Little Mermaid -
"accrescent calyx"
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"adumbral calyx"
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Words that rhyme with calyx
Usage tips for "calyx"
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