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calyx
[ key-liks, kal-iks ]
noun
- Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.
- Anatomy, Zoology. a cuplike part.
calyx
/ ˈkælɪks; ˈkælɪˌkeɪt; ˈkeɪlɪks /
noun
- the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud Compare corolla
- any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney ( renal calyx ) that form the renal pelvis
calyx
/ kā′lĭks,kăl′ĭks /
- The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower.
- See more at sepal
Derived Forms
- calycate, adjective
Other Words From
- cal·y·cate [kal, -i-keyt], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of calyx1
Word History and Origins
Origin of calyx1
Example Sentences
So you slice off the stem end just below the calyx, the little cap.
Hurtado’s 5-month-old nephew, Calyx Hurtado, and 18-month-old niece, Cataleya Hurtado, died in the fire, police said.
A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau.
A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau.
When small and ovoid, it really does look like an egg, or an egg wearing a little green hat, which is the calyx.
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