Definitions from Wiktionary (calyx)
▸ noun: (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
▸ noun: (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
▸ noun: A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
▸ noun: The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
▸ noun: A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
▸ noun: A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
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▸ noun: (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
▸ noun: (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
▸ noun: A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
▸ noun: The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
▸ noun: A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
▸ noun: A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
Similar:
sepal,
corolla,
perianth,
calycophyll,
calyculus,
calyptra,
petal,
tepal,
periclinium,
epicalyx,
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