calyxes's Usage Examples:

Alkekengi from South Europe has long been known in gardens for its bright orange-red globular calyxes.

internode length is usually very short between pairs of calyxes in tight dense clusters.

The buds have very large calyxes often with long dark stripes showing.

Blitum capitatum (Strawberry-blite) is a hardy annual, growing from 1 1/2 to 2 feet high, the flowers small, followed by highcolored fruit calyxes resembling small Strawberries.

Francheti from Japan; the brilliant calyxes are often 3 in.

Synonyms:

perigone, ringlet, coil, scroll, pappus, sepal, chlamys, curl, perigonium, perianth, whorl, roll, curlicue, gyre, floral envelope, hull,

Antonyms:

unwind, uncoil, unbend, repel, straighten,