calyx

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæ.lɪks/, /ˈkeɪ.lɪks/

Noun

calyx (plural calyces)

1. (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

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2. (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
   1. A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
   2. The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
   3. A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
   4. A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.

Translations

• German: Kelch, Calyx
• Italian: calice
• Portuguese: cálice
• Russian: ча́шечка
• Spanish: cáliz

Translations

• Portuguese: cálice
• Russian: чашеви́дная по́лость

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