CALYXES

Noun

calyxes

plural of calyx

Source: Wiktionary


CALYX

Ca"lyx, n.; pl. E. Calyxes, L. Calyces. Etym: [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. Chalice Helmet.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papilæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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