Word
calyx, n.
(calyces)
(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
<noun.plant>
calyx
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
calyceal
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
botany, phytology
part meronym
sepal
hypernym
whorl, coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
part holonym
perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
hyponym
hull
pappus