Definition of calyx Calyx

/kæˈlɪks/ - [katliks] - ca•lyx

We found 10 definitions of calyx from 6 different sources.

What does calyx mean?

Noun Plural: calyxes
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
		gyre, curlicue, scroll, curl, whorl, ringlet, coil, roll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
		floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium, chlamys collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
		phytology, botany the branch of biology that studies plants
		sepal one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
		hull the frame or body of ship

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calyx (Noun)
A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney.
calyx (Noun)
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, when it is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl the corolla.
calyx (Noun)
The crown of a crinoid.

calyx (n.)
The covering of a flower. See Flower.
calyx (n.)
A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.

calyx
The part of the flower that covers the bud, usually green, that consists of sepals and forms the outermost whorl of the flower.
calyx
A term used in anatomy for some cuplike areas or structures.

calyx
Calix, kal′iks, or kā′liks, n. the outer covering or cup of a flower, its separate leaves termed sepals:—pl. Calyces, or Calyxes.—adjs. Cal′ycate, having a calyx; Calycīf′erous, bearing the calyx; Calyciflō′ral, Calyciflō′rate, Calyciflō′rous, having the petals and stamens borne upon the calyx; Calyc′iform, having the form of a calyx; Cal′ycine, Calyc′inal, pertaining to a calyx.—n. Cal′ycle, an accessory calyx outside the true one.—adjs. Cal′ycled, having a calycle; Cal′ycoid, Calycoi′deous, like a calyx. [L.,—Gr. kalyx—kalyptein, to cover.]

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