calyx - Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Synonyms

• calyx

More generic

• coil
• curl
• curlicue
• gyre
• ringlet
• roll
• scroll
• whorl

More specific

• hull
• pappus

Related

• sepal

Related

• chlamys
• floral envelope
• perianth
• perigone
• perigonium

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