n. One of the component parts of the calyx, when this consists of separate (not fused) parts.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A leaf or division of the calyx.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In botany, a calyx-leaf; one of the individual leaves or parts that make up the calyx, or outer circle of floral envelops. See calyx, cut in preceding column, and cuts under antisepalous and dimerous.
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n. one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
Word Usage
""The green thing on the back of a rose is the calyx and each of its leaflets is called a sepal," said Ethel Brown by way of fixing the definition firmly in her mind."