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Calyx

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Noun

1. calyx

(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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Calyx

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nounWord forms: plural calyxes or calyces (ˈkælɪˌsiːz , ˈkeɪlɪ-)
1. 
the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud
Compare corolla
2. 
any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney (renal calyx) that form the renal pelvis

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Calyx

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcaˌlyxes or ˈcalyˌces (ˈkeɪləˌsiz ; kāˈləsēzˌ; also ˈkæləˌsiz ; kalˈəsēzˌ)
1. 
the outer whorl of protective leaves (sepals) of a flower, usually green
2.  Zoology
a cuplike part or cavity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Calyx

see synonyms of calyx
n. pl. ca·ly·ces (kālĭ-sēz′, kălĭ-) also ca·lyx·es
1. Botany The outermost part of a flower, consisting of the sepals.
2. Anatomy A cuplike structure, such as the collecting structures into which the pelvis of the kidney is divided.
3. Ecclesiastical A calix.

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