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.
▸ Also see calyx


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