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Dictionary: ca·lyx   ('lĭks, kăl'ĭks) pronunciation

n., pl., ca·lyx·es, or ca·ly·ces ('lĭ-sēz', kăl'ĭ-).
  1. The sepals of a flower considered as a group.
  2. A cuplike structure or organ, such as one of the cuplike divisions of the pelvis or of the kidney.
  3. A collecting structure in the kidney.

[Latin calyx, calyc-, from Greek kalux.]


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calyx

An ornament resembling the outer protective covering of a flower; found, for example, in the Corinthian capital.



Collectively, the sepals of a flower.

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