— calycate /kal"i kayt'/ , adj.
/kay"liks, kal"iks/ , n. , pl. calyxes, calyces /kal"euh seez', kay"leuh-/ .
1. Bot. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.
2. Anat. , Zool. a cuplike part.
[ 1665-75; kályx husk, covering, akin to kalýptein to veil, cover ]