Associations to the word «Calyx»

Pictures for the word «Calyx»

Wiktionary

CALYX, noun. (anatomy) A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney.
CALYX, noun. (botany) 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. (zoology) The crown of a crinoid.

Dictionary definition

CALYX, noun. (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.

Wise words

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