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Calyx vs Petal - What's the difference?

calyx | petal |

In botany terms the difference between calyx and petal

is that calyx is the outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, when it is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla) while petal is one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

As nouns the difference between calyx and petal

is that calyx is a cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney while petal is one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

calyx

English

(wikipedia calyx)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney.
  • (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, when it is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla).
  • (zoology) The crown of a crinoid.

    • petal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia petal) (en noun)
  • (botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
  • * 2011 , Jo Baker, The Picture Book
    • She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal , it's okay.'

    See also

    * sepal * tepal

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