CALYX


Meaning of CALYX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-liks also ]

ˈka- noun

( plural ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz also ˈka-)

Etymology: Latin calyc-, calyx, from Greek kalyx — more at chalice

Date: 1693

1. : the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of sepals

2. : a cuplike animal structure (as the body wall of a crinoid or a division of the kidney pelvis)

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