plural calyxes or calyces
ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz 
also ˈka-
1
: the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of separate or fused sepals
2
: a cuplike division of the renal pelvis surrounding one or more renal papillae
3
: a cup-shaped animal structure (such as the body wall of a crinoid)
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Over time leaves gracefully cascade down with bright red flowers emerging from dark maroon calyxes.
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Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Still, the one that has come to rule them all is the Japanese eggplant, slender and glossy, presented at an upward tilt, a regal baton to be handed off to the next runner, with the green cap of its calyx perched perkily on top.
—Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Collectively, the sepals are referred to as the calyx.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
There are bisque white oversize ceramic flowers by Lisa Conway, which resemble unfurling peonies or the calyx of a trumpet vine while also maintaining a feeling of abstraction.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021
It’s late March, some of them beginning to turn and wilt and fade, heads
Drooping, papery at the tips, desiccated, or completely gone, reduced to calyx.
—Ciaran Carson, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
If possible, push the calyx down the stem to reveal a little more of a wire/stem for the bacon roll to sit on.
—Fox News, 14 Feb. 2018
The calyx encloses the ripe fruit, acting as a protective structure.
—Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
This was what hip-hop would sound like if it were conceived inside of the calyx of an African violet, unfurling and wet.
—Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2017
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Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Still, the one that has come to rule them all is the Japanese eggplant, slender and glossy, presented at an upward tilt, a regal baton to be handed off to the next runner, with the green cap of its calyx perched perkily on top.
—Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Collectively, the sepals are referred to as the calyx.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
There are bisque white oversize ceramic flowers by Lisa Conway, which resemble unfurling peonies or the calyx of a trumpet vine while also maintaining a feeling of abstraction.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021
It’s late March, some of them beginning to turn and wilt and fade, heads
Drooping, papery at the tips, desiccated, or completely gone, reduced to calyx.
—Ciaran Carson, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
If possible, push the calyx down the stem to reveal a little more of a wire/stem for the bacon roll to sit on.
—Fox News, 14 Feb. 2018
The calyx encloses the ripe fruit, acting as a protective structure.
—Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
This was what hip-hop would sound like if it were conceived inside of the calyx of an African violet, unfurling and wet.
—Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2017
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calyx
noun
ca·lyx
ˈkā-liks
also ˈkal-iks
plural calyxes or calyces
ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz
also ˈkal-ə-
: the usually green or leafy outside part of a flower consisting of sepals
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