ca·lyx
noun/ˈkeɪlɪks/
/ˈkeɪlɪks/
(plural calyxes, calyces
(specialist)/ˈkeɪlɪsiːz/
/ˈkeɪlɪsiːz/
)- the ring of small green leaves (called sepals) that protect a flower before it opens
花萼 Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, from Greek kalux ‘case of a bud, husk’, related to kaluptein ‘to hide’.