calyx – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
calyx
n.
protective outer layer of leaves on a bud (Botany); cup-like part of the kidneys (Medicine)
CALYX
Calyx
Calyx or
calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin
calyx which itself comes from the Ancient Greek
κάλυξ (
kálux) meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
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
calyx
n.
kalich
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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