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ca⋅lyx
[key-liks, kal-iks] 
–noun, plural ca⋅lyx⋅es, cal⋅y⋅ces [kal-uh-seez, key-luh-] .
[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
1665–75; < L < Gk kályx husk, covering, akin to kalýptein to veil, cover
Related forms:
cal⋅y⋅cate [kal-i-keyt] , adjective
[kal-i-keyt] , adjective
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| ca·lyx (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks) n. pl. ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces (kā'lĭ-sēz', kāl'ĭ-)
[Latin calyx, calyc-, from Greek kalux.] |
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Calyx
Ca"lyx\, n.; pl. E. Calyxes, L. Calyces. [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. ? husk, shell, calyx, from the root of ? to cover, conceal. Cf. Chalice Helmet.]1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See Flower. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[ae].
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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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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
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calyx ca·lyx (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)
n.
Variant of calix.
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| 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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