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Calyxes
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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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