calyx
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects…The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Meaning
5 sensesThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Kelch, Calyx
ча́шечкаčášečka
ча́шечкаčášečka
Any of various cup-like structures.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
чашеви́дная по́лостьčaševídnaja pólostʹ, по́чечная ча́шкаpóčečnaja čáška
The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
- (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
Translations
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Origin
From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalFrom Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.
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