🇬🇧 Calyx meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A calyx is the little green ‘coat’ or ‘cup’ around a flower bud that keeps it safe while it is still growing. It is made of small leaf-like pieces called sepals. Before a flower opens, the calyx covers and protects the soft petals inside, like a tiny jacket or helmet for the flower. When the flower opens, you can usually still see the calyx at the bottom of the flower, holding everything together.

The calyx below the blossom looked so serious, like it was still upset the petals moved out and got their own place.

The calyx was the flower’s personal bodyguard, except it worked for free and never took a lunch break.

When the flower finally popped out, the calyx probably muttered, “Kids grow up so fast.”

If flowers had school, the calyx would be the strict principal, not letting any petals out early.

A calyx is made of little pieces called sepals, and in some plants they’re colorful too—so even the ‘flower jacket’ sometimes wants to dress up like the petals!

In the small garden a child watched a bud. The calyx hugged the petals like a tiny coat. The rain pushed, the sun warmed; the calyx loosened. The calyx cracked, the calyx peeled back, petals spilled out. The child touched a soft petal and laughed, grateful to the steady calyx.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

Expanding your English vocabulary is one of the best ways to improve your pronunciation, spelling, and confidence in English. Watch the video above to memorize the word, understand its meaning, and see example sentences in action. Discover related words to grow your vocabulary naturally. Add words to your playlist for stress-free, effective learning—anytime, anywhere! Watch, learn, repeat.