calyx

[Ca·lyx]

A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.

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The covering of a flower. See Flower.

Noun
(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

n.
The covering of a flower. See Flower.

n.
A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.

Calyx

Ca"lyx , n.; pl. E. Calyxes , L. Calyces . [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. husk, shell, calyx, from the root of to cover, conceal. Cf. Chalice Helmet.] 1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See Flower. &hand; 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.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papil'91.

The covering of a flower. See Flower.

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