calyx.
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Meaning & usage
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Any of various cup-like structures. A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
Any of various cup-like structures. The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
Any of various cup-like structures. A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
Any of various cup-like structures. A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
Where this word comes from
From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.
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