calyxes

Meaning of calyxes

noun
  1. The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
  2. Any of various cup-like structures.

Information about calyxes

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of calyxes is: calyx.
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Hyphenation of calyxes

ca-lyxes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • calyxes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with calyxes

bombyxes, coccyxes, epicalyxes, pompholyxes, chalcedonyxes, onyxes, sardonyxes, ampyxes, pyxes, apteryxes, archaeopteryxes, bostryxes, oryxes, anaptyxes, ptyxes

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