calyx
n. protective outer layer of leaves on a bud (Botany); cup-like part of the kidneys (Medicine) | ||||
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CALYX Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
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
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
| hEnglish - advanced version |
calyx
calyx
\ca"lyx\ (kā"l&ibreve;ks; 277), n.; pl. e. calyxes (#), l. calyces (kăl"&ibreve;*sēz). [l. calyx, -ycis, fr. gr. ka`lyx husk, shell, calyx, from the root of kaly`ptein 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?.
calyx
\ca"lyx\ (kā"l&ibreve;ks; 277), n.; pl. e. calyxes (#), l. calyces (kăl"&ibreve;*sēz). [l. calyx, -ycis, fr. gr. ka`lyx husk, shell, calyx, from the root of kaly`ptein 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?.
CALYX Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
calyx
N M
calyx/cup (flower/nut); bud?; fruit/animal skin| husk; shell (egg/sea urchin)
N M
calyx/cup (flower/nut); bud?; fruit/animal skin| husk; shell (egg/sea urchin)
CALYX Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Calyx (botany)
svai-mortra
svai-mortra
CALYX Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology |
CALYX
outside covering, usually green, of flower bud, which splits open as the petals grow
outside covering, usually green, of flower bud, which splits open as the petals grow
CALYX Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Calyx
Calyx or Calyce may refer to:
- Calyx (kidney), a structural component of the mammalian kidney
- Calyx (artist), a UK producer of drum and bass
- Calyce (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology
- Calyx (botany), the sepals of a flower
- Calyx (zoology), the crown of a crinoid
- Calyx of held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure
- Calyx, A Journal of Art & Literature, a literary journal
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