tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post8827239043591669733..comments2024-03-28T14:20:30.497-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: CalyxAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-62904036991619849832020-12-14T13:13:33.253-05:002020-12-14T13:13:33.253-05:00I sometimes call them "chins." They are ...I sometimes call them "chins." They are pretty clearly the expression of ribbing.<br /><br />I am not aware of any formal term. As for the sepals, here is what I know: apples are generally pentagonally symmetrical, so there are 5 sepals, 5 ovary chambers, a five-pointed star if you slice one horizontally, etc. There are usually five of these calyx-end bumps if they are present. <br /><br />So I think both sepals and legs are based on this symmetry, rather than one causing the other.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-75909193354714512922020-12-14T11:06:16.778-05:002020-12-14T11:06:16.778-05:00Out of curiosity, is there a term for the bumpy &q...Out of curiosity, is there a term for the bumpy "legs" surrounding the calyx on some cultivars? Is their presence related to the sepals?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4540598392275268602009-02-15T21:56:00.000-05:002009-02-15T21:56:00.000-05:00Pyxis is the last entry in my dictionary before th...Pyxis is the last entry in my dictionary before the Qs. (Yes, I had to look it up.) It is also, apparently, a southern-hemisphere constellation, the compass of the mythical Argo. Strange to think of classically trained European astronomers extending ancient Greek myths into the Southern skies.<BR/><BR/>I searched in vain, however, for any stellar apples. Apples are present in the old Greek tales of the universe, where they frequently are made of gold. <BR/><BR/>Hercules quested for them; Aphrodite gave three to Hippomenes (to win a race and the hand of Atalanta); Eris, the Goddess of Discord, used one to start the Trojan War.<BR/><BR/>This distinguished pedigree, however, is not sufficient to win apples a place in the heavens. Go figure.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318661139598557285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-41396353985448603272009-02-14T15:31:00.000-05:002009-02-14T15:31:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading about this. I've noticed you usi...I enjoyed reading about this. I've noticed you using the word 'calyx'. I was thinking it sounded Greek because it reminds me of the word 'pyxis', mostly because of that 'x' in there, I think. I've noticed you using several words, things like 'lenticel'. I looked that up and having found the definition I realized that those are the things I think of as freckles. I think it's a lovely thing that the apple retains and incorporates the former blossom, or part of it anyway, in the final fruit.<BR/><BR/>NinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com