About The Word Calyx
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Calyx
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What's The Definition Of Calyx?
[n] (boany) 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Calyx: Related Terms | Find terms related to Calyx: See Also | coil | curl | curlicue | floral envelope | gyre | hull | pappus | perianth | ringlet | roll | scroll | sepal | whorl Calyx In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"lyx\, n.; pl. E. {Calyxes}, L. {Calyces}. [L. calyx,
-ycis, fr. Gr. ? husk, shell, calyx, from the root of ? to
cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.]
1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See {Flower}.
Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes
delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone
and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called
a sepal.
2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney,
which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[ae].
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