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lɪks, ˈkæl
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calyx (ˈkeɪlɪks, ˈkælɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl calyxes, calyces | |
| 1. | Compare corolla the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud |
| 2. | any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney (renal calyx) that form the renal pelvis |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek kalux shell, from kaluptein to cover, hide] | |
| calycate | |
| —adj | |
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Calyx
is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular diploid. Does it mean:
| phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis |
| organisms having pairs of homologous chromosomes |
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Word Origin & History
calyx
1680s, from L. calyx, from Gk. kalyx "seed pod, husk, outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc.), from root of kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The proper plural is calyces. Some sources connect the word rather with Gk. kylix "drinking cup."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
calyx ca·lyx (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)
n.
Variant of calix.
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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
Sepals-The leaves or segments of the calyx, or outermost envelope of an ordinary flower.
Calcium carbonate is secreted by reef-building polyps and forms a protective cup called a calyx within which the polyps sits.
The petal claws equal the calyx, the petals not exceeding or barely exceeding the calyx lobes.
When polyps are physically stressed, they contract into their calyx so that virtually no part is exposed above their skeleton.
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