Calyces
a plural of calyx.
Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.
Anatomy, Zoology. a cuplike part.
Historical Examples
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar
The Butterflies of the British Isles Richard South
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers John Wood
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 Various
From Pole to Pole Sven Anders Hedin
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II Charles Darwin
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 Various
Field and Woodland Plants William S. Furneaux
noun
a plural of calyx
noun (pl) calyxes, calyces (ˈkælɪˌsiːz; ˈkeɪlɪ-)
the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud Compare corolla
any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney (renal calyx) that form the renal pelvis
n.
calyx
(kā’lĭks, kāl’ĭks)
The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower. See more at sepal.
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pertaining to or resembling a calyx. adjective relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
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