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# calyx

«calyx» in Mova's school dictionary: **The ring of green leaves (sepals) that wraps around the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (calyx, calyces or calyxes)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «calyx» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calyx/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.