1680s, from Latin calyx, from Greek kalyx "seed pod, husk, outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc.), from root of kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The proper plural is calyces. Some sources connect the word rather with Greek kylix "drinking cup."
权威例句
1. Fruit ovoid, 2 - 2.5 cm long, persistent calyx 1 - 1.3 cm long.
果卵形, 长2-2.5厘米,宿萼长1-1.3厘米.
2. Calyx 5 - parted almost to base.
花萼5裂至近基部.
3. Calyx encloses an unopened flower bud.
花萼围绕在花瓣外层的一圈.
4. Their collective name is the calyx.
所有萼片的集合成为花萼或花托.
5. Diabetic Nephropathy ( DN ) is the pathological changes of glomerulus, calyx and renel vessel result from diabetes.