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ca⋅lix

  [key-liks, kal-iks]
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–noun, plural cal⋅i⋅ces  [kal-i-seez] .
cup.
Origin:
< L; see chalice
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ca·lix   (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)   
n.   pl. ca·li·ces (kā'lĭ-sēz', kāl'ĭ-) Ecclesiastical
A chalice.

[Latin calix, calic-, cup.]
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Main Entry: calix
variant of CALYX
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calix ca·lix or ca·lyx (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)
n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces (kā'lĭ-sēz', kāl'ĭ-)

  1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure.

  2. Any of the branches or recesses of the pelvis of the kidney into which the orifices of the malpighian renal pyramids project.

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