Calyx vs. Corolla

Calyxnoun

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

Calyxnoun

Any of various cup-like structures.

Calyxnoun

A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.

Calyxnoun

The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.

Calyxnoun

A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.

Calyxnoun

A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.

Calyxnoun

The covering of a flower. See Flower.

Calyxnoun

A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillæ.

Calyxnoun

(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

Corollanoun

(botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

Corollanoun

The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom.

Corollanoun

(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth;