How to Use calyx in a Sentence
calyx
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If the florets are grouped in calyxes, are the florets all the same, or are some cone shaped and others tongue shaped?
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Before using them, wash briefly in cold water with the green leaves (botanically known as the calyx) still in place.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Cuplike calyxes—covered with white hairs—often have a blue or violet tinge.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Dramatic red flowers, which are known as calyxes, feature soft, spiny petals that are both elegant and a little bit scary.
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Maggie Heyn Richardson,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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In most flowers, sepals are a whorl of green, known as a calyx, at the base of the petals, but here sepals, which are pointed, make up the entire inflorescence.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The flowers fade after several weeks, leaving behind rose-red petal-like calyces that appear like a second bloom carrying the color well into autumn.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a subsequent Instagram post, Seth cleared the air surrounding a few of Adelaide’s comments on the show, sharing an image of Agnes dressed as a red elf with a green collar visually similar to the calyx on a tomato.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Nov. 2025
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Finally, Florida cranberry (Hibiscus sabdariffa) shows off stunning, edible red calyces that remain once flowers have fallen and can be used in a variety of recipes for baked goods, stews, chutneys, or simply for making tea.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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