collective term for the sepals ( q.v.)
The group of tough outer petals that protect the bud before it opens. Individually these petals are called sepals.
The small whorl of modified leaves at the base of a flower.
The lowermost whorl of modified leaves, sepals.
The whorl of sepals, usually the outermost flower parts. Rarely used in descriptions of the Poaceae.
the protective cover of a rose flower, composed o the sepals
The outer set of floral leaves, usually green, composed of all the sepals
An extension of the pedicel which forms the base of a flower and supports it. The calyx also provides the covering for an unopened bud. The calyx is made up of sepals.
The outer, non-reproductive parts of a flower, composed of free or joined sepals.
the collective term for all of the sepals of a flower, commonly green, but occasionally colored and petal-like or reduced to absent.
see complete flower and sepal
all of the sepals in aflower, collectively
The outer of two series of floral leaves.
The outer ring of flower parts, usually green but sometimes colored.
Protects the flower's delicate parts while the flower is in the bud. Outermost or lowest whorl of the parts of the flower. Contains sepals, which are usually green though sometimes petal-like.
(1) The outermost part of a flower, consisting of the sepals. (2) Contacts of sensory neurons that wrap around the entire hair cells.
The calyx is formed by the sepals of a flower and describes the green parts that cover the flower bud before it opens and then remain at the base of the flower afterwards.
the outer 'envelope' that protects a flower bud; also, a cup-shaped cavity or structure.
The outer part (perianth) of the flower, usually green, formed of several divisions called sepals, protecting the bud.
n (Gr. kalyx, a calyx, cup) the outer covering of a flower external to the corolla, which it encloses, and consisting of a whorl of leaves, or sepals, usually of a green color and less delicate in texture than the corolla.
Outer protective covering of the flower bud (square), the leaf-like green segment also called sepals.
Outer whorl of sterile floral parts; the sepals.
Outer whorl of flower parts; made up of all the sepals.
the outermost part consisting of sepals that protects and surrounds other parts during the bud stage.
The collective term for the outer whirl of a flower constituting the sepals.
the outer set of perianth segments or floral envelope of a flower, usually green in color and smaller than the inner set
calice the outer whorl of floral leaves that form the protective covering of the flower bud.
The outermost part of the perianth. The function of the calyx is to protect the bud. Often green. Composed of multiple divisions individually called sepals.
The outer set of sterile, floral leaves; the green, clasping base of a flower.
outermost short of organs of a flower
the outer covering of an unopened flower bud, made up of leaflike sepals which protect the flower in the bud
the small green triangles, typically 5, at the outer base of the flower
The sepals. The outer set of flower parts. They sometimes look like leaves and in some plants like petals and sometimes form a tube.
the usually green, outer whorl of the perianth, composed of sepals
In crinoids, a cup-shaped structure to which the arms are attached; in plants, the outer circle of a flower made up of sepals.
the collection of outermost floral leaves or sepals that enclose the remaining floral parts until flower maturity.
Outermost floral whorl, consisting usually of modified leaves known as sepals.
The exterior part of the perianth (calyx and corolla), the flower cup. (eg: in Asimina)
Outer ring of sepals beneth the petals, serving to protect the flower when in bud.
The outermost of the floral envelopes.
The outermost series of leaves, commonly green, in a flower, the outer whorl of the perianth.
KA-liks One of two outermost whorls of a flower. 563
all of the sepals, often green and when present the outermost whorl of flower parts
The collection of sepals. The outer segment of a flower that encases and then surrounds the petals.
the outer series of leaf-like segments of the flower which is usually green in colour, it may be large and colourful, present or absent. It encloses the flower while it is still a bud.
The sepal or outer layer of floral leaves.
the cup or collection of sepals of a flower.
the outer series of floral leaves forming the perianth of a flower; made up of the sepals, which are green and encircle the flower bud.
the frequently green outer series of floral leaves (or sometimes the only ones); the sepals collectively.
A collective term that refers to all the sepals together.
A collective term for all the sepals of a flower.
The outermost part of a flower, which can consist of separate sepals or be fused into a singer organ. The calyx is normally tough and green and protects the corolla within. In some plants, however, it is brightly colored and resembles the corolla.
The sepals collectively; the external floral envelope, usually consisting of layered, fleshy leaves and membranes.
Outermost whorl of organs of a flower.
the outer circle of floral leaves, consisting of the sepalswhich may be distinct or joined together. If only one circle of floral leaves is present, it is called a calyx even though it appears like a corolla.
The group of small, leaf-like structures enclosing and protecting a flower bud; each segment is known as a sepal.
The outermost whorl of modified leaves found in the typical flower. It is the collective term for all the sepals of a single flower and is frequently green and inconspicuous.
the outer, usually green or brown flower parts which protect the developing inner flower parts in bud.
The outer part of the floral envelope (perianth). Composed of the sepals and usually green in color. A collective term for the sepals.
The external, usually green, whorl of a flower, contrasted with the inner showy corolla; the portion of the flower composed of sepals.
the group of sepals, or outer floral leaves, of a flower
the outermost whorl of sepals whose job is to protect a developing flower. It is usually green and is what we would recognize as the outside covering of a bud.
The outer parts of a flower composed of usually leaf-like parts called sepals.
Gk. kalyx, a husk, cup] Collectively, the sepals of a flower.
A group of outer leaves that surround the unopened bud of a flower.
the sepals of one flower collectively.
the outer part of a flower, made of the often green sepals.
ka liks th sepals. (Greek kalyx a covering, from kalyptein to cover)
The outer part of a flower, usually consisting of green, leafy sepals.
Outer whorl of flowering parts; collective term for all the sepals of a flower.
Protective outer part of a flower that envelops the bud.
All the sepals of a flower together.
the outermost floral whorl, usually consisting of sepals or a calyx tube and calyx lobes.
The usually green, outer whorl or series of whorls surrounding flower petals.
the whorl of leaves located on the outside of the flower's perianth.
outermost envelope of the flower, consisting of a number of sepals.
The sepals and tube together; the outer part of the flower.
Structure formed from the sepals
all the flower leaves together, normally green in color.
The sepals or outer layer of floral leaves
Collective name for all the sepals of a flower, the modified leaves which surround and protect flower buds.
Outer whorl of floral envelopes, composed of sepals.
That part of a flower below and outside the petals and consisting either of separate sepals, or of joined sepals forming a toothed cup or tube.
The outer part of the flower, usually green and formed of several divisions called sepals, that protects the bud.
collective term for the sepals of the flower.
The outer whorl of sepals which when unfolded protect the unopened forming flower bud. Calyx and sepal are derived from the Greek word for "covering".
The outer circle of flower parts made up of sepals.
Flower part. The outer ring of floral leaves ( Sepals), usually green, which encloses the base of the flower structure.
external leafy portion of flower consisting of sepals
Whorl or sepals usually leaf like or joined together (may sometimes be like petals) (see diagram).