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calyx

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CALYX

n.plu. calyxes. The outer covering of a flower, being the termination of the cortical epidermis or outer bark of the plant, which, in most plants, incloses and supports the bottom of the corol. In Linnes system, it comprehends the perianth, the involucrum, the ament, the spath, the glume, the calyptra, and the volva. But in general it signifies the perianth, and the leaves are generally green. The opinion of Linne that the calyx is the continuation of the epidermis is now considered erroneous.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CALYX

Ca "lyx, n.; pl. E. Calyxes, L. Calyces. Etym: [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. Chalice Helmet. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The covering of a flower. See Flower.

 

Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papilæ.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

calyx

ca lyx |ˈkāliks, ˈkal- ˈkeɪlɪks |(also calix ) ▶noun ( pl. calyces |ˈkāləˌsēz, ˈkal- | or calyxes ) 1 Botany the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud. Compare with corolla. 2 Zoology a cuplike cavity or structure, in particular: • a portion of the pelvis of a mammalian kidney. • the cavity in a calcareous coral skeleton that surrounds the polyp. • the plated body of a crinoid, excluding the stalk and arms. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, from Greek kalux ‘case of a bud, husk, ’ related to kaluptein ‘to hide. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

calyx

calyx |ˈkalɪks, ˈkeɪ - |(also calix ) ▶noun ( pl. calyces |-lɪsiːz | or calyxes ) 1 Botany the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud. Compare with corolla. 2 Zoology a cup-like cavity or structure, in particular: • a portion of the pelvis of a mammalian kidney. • the cavity in a calcareous coral skeleton that surrounds the polyp. • the plated body of a crinoid, excluding the stalk and arms. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, from Greek kalux ‘case of a bud, husk ’, related to kaluptein ‘to hide ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Calyx

Ca lyx Substantiv, maskulin , der |C a lyx |der Calyx; Genitiv: des Calyx, Plural: die Calyces |[ˈkalyt͜seːs ] |griechisch-lateinisch 1 Botanik Blütenkelch 2 Zoologie Körperteil der Seelilien

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

calyx

ca lyx /kéɪlɪks, kǽl -/名詞 複 ～es, calyces /-lɪsìːz /C 〘植 〙(花の )萼 （がく ）.