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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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ca·lyx   (kā'lĭks, kāl'ĭks)   
n.   pl. ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces (kā'lĭ-sēz', kāl'ĭ-)

  1. The sepals of a flower considered as a group.

  2. A cuplike structure or organ, such as one of the cuplike divisions of the pelvis or of the kidney.

  3. A collecting structure in the kidney.


[Latin calyx, calyc-, from Greek kalux.]
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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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