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Calyx vs Sepal - What's the difference?

calyx | sepal |

In botany terms the difference between calyx and sepal

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 sepal is one of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

As nouns the difference between calyx and sepal

is that calyx is a cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney while sepal is one of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

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.

    • sepal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.

    • Related terms

    * petal * tepal

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