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The character 萼, representing the calyx of a flower, is structured with the grass radical 艹 positioned above the component 咢, which primarily offers phonetic guidance while also carrying associative meanings of enclosure or support, akin to its use in terms for jaw or palate. Etymologically, the grass radical classifies it within plant-related vocabulary, and the combination historically yielded a specific reference to the protective sepals encircling a flower bud. Over centuries, its semantic scope has remained tightly bound to this botanical structure, with classical usage consistently denoting the outer whorl that braces the petals, without expanding into broader meanings.
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这朵花的萼很漂亮。
花萼保护着内部的花瓣。
植物学家仔细观察了花萼的结构。
在显微镜下，萼片的细胞清晰可见。
这种植物的萼呈钟形，非常独特。
萼的颜色随着花朵的开放而改变。
通过萼的形态，可以区分不同的物种。
在分类学中，萼的特征是重要的鉴定依据。