Calyx

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Latin calyx from Greek kalyx

Noun

calyx (pl. calyces)

1. (botany) Collective term for the sepals of a flower, i.e. the outermost whorl of flower parts, when this is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla).
2. A cup-like structure in the kidney

Translations

the sepals of a flower

Dutch: kelk m.

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