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ca·lyx

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–noun, plural ca·lyx·es, cal·y·ces

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1.	Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.

2.	Anatomy, Zoology. a cuplike part.

[Origin: 1665–75; < L < Gk kályx husk, covering, akin to kalýptein to veil, cover

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cal·y·cate

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ca·lyx Audio Help (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces (kā'lĭ-sēz', kāl'ĭ-)

The sepals of a flower considered as a group.
A cuplike structure or organ, such as one of the cuplike divisions of the pelvis or of the kidney.
A collecting structure in the kidney.

[Latin calyx, calyc-, from Greek kalux.]

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calyx

1686, from L., from Gk., "outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc.), from root of kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The proper plural is calyces.

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calyx
noun
(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green

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calyx Audio Help (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower. See more at sepal.