calyx.
calyx/cup (flower/nut); bud?; fruit/animal skin, husk; shell (egg/sea urchin); two plants; one like arum; other anchusa (Dyer's bugloss); (monk's-hood? L+S);
Meaning & usage
the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut
a plant of two kinds, resembling the arum; perhaps the monk's hood
epicarp (the outermost layer of various fruits)
an eggshell
a fitting on a Roman pipe
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kắlŭx, “case of a bud; husk”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.