Associations to the word «Calyx»
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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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.