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What is a calyx?

What is a calyx? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
  2. (zoology) A cup-like structure, such as in the mammalian kidney.
  3. (zoology) The crown of a crinoid.
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Prior to the aestivation of the calyx, pairs of stamen primordia are initiated.
Their perigonium consists of two trimerous whorls of tepals, or conversely of a perianth comprising calyx and corolla.
The calyx, the subtending bracts and the two prophylls bear groups of extrafloral nectaries.
As plants reached flowering maturity, the gender was noted and flower measurements were taken on petal limb, petal claw and calyx diameter.
In unstalked crinoids, the cirri are located on the end of the calyx opposite the mouth, and are used by the animal to grasp the substratum.
The outer surface of two parts yield numerous mamillate protrusions, which are larger and sparser on the calyx than those on the stalk.

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