calyx

Found in thesaurus: coil, roll, whorl, curl, gyre, ringlet, curlicue, scroll

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calyx

n. protective outer layer of leaves on a bud (Botany); cup-like part of the kidneys (Medicine)

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CALYX

CALYX, Inc. is a non-profit publisher of art and literature by women founded in 1976 based in Corvallis, Oregon. CALYX publishes both CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women twice a year and CALYX Books, which publishes one to three books annually. CALYX is one of the nation's oldest feminist presses.

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Calyx

Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin calyx which itself comes from the Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux) meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:

Biology

Renal calyx, a chamber in the kidney that surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids
Calyx of Held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure
Calyx (anatomy), the crown of a crinoid
Calyx (flower), the collective name for sepals of a flower
Eubela calyx, species of sea snail

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calyx

Noun
1. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
(hypernym) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
(hyponym) hull
(part-holonym) perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
(part-meronym) sepal
(classification) botany, phytology

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calyx

n. kalich

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Calyx

(n.)
The covering of a flower. See Flower.

(n.)
A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About