calyx (redirected from calixes)

ca·lyx  (klks, klks)

n. pl. ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces (kl-sz, kl-)

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.

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

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calyx [ˈkeɪlɪks ˈkælɪks]

n pl calyxes, calyces [ˈkælɪˌsiːz ˈkeɪlɪ-]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud Compare corolla

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney (renal calyx) that form the renal pelvis

[from Latin, from Greek kalux shell, from kaluptein to cover, hide]

calycate  [ˈkælɪˌkeɪt] adj

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calyx  (klks, klks)

The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower. See more at sepal.

Thesaurus

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 phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants sepal - one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower hull - persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium - collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils pappus - calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coil, roll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Translations

calyx [ˈkeɪlɪks] N (calyxes or calyces (pl)) [ˈkeɪlɪsiːz] → cáliz m

calyx

n pl <calyces or -es> → Blütenkelch m