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calycate

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ca⋅lyx

  [key-liks, kal-iks]
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–noun, plural ca⋅lyx⋅es, cal⋅y⋅ces  [kal-uh-seez, key-luh-] .
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

Related forms:
cal⋅y⋅cate  [kal-i-keyt] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·lyx
Variant: also ca·lix /'kA-liks also 'kal-iks/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces /'kA-l&-"sEz also 'kal-&-/ also ca·li·ces
: a cuplikedivision of the renal pelvis surrounding one or more renal papillae
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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calyx ca·lyx (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)
n.
Variant of calix.

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Science Dictionary
calyx   (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.
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