calyx

American  

[key-liks, kal-iks] / ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks /

Also calix

noun

calyxes, plural calyces plural

1. Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.

2. Anatomy, Zoology. a cuplike part.

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calyx British  

/ ˈkælɪks, ˈkælɪˌkeɪt, ˈkeɪlɪks /

noun

1. the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud Compare corolla

2. any cup-shaped cavity or structure, esp any of the divisions of the human kidney ( renal calyx ) that form the renal pelvis

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calyx Scientific  

/ kā′lĭks,kăl′ĭks /

1. The sepals of a flower considered as a group. The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower.

2. See more at sepal

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• calycate
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• calyces
  plural
• calyxes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of calyx

First recorded in 1665–75; from Latin, from Greek kályx “cup, calyx (of a flower), husk, pod, covering,” akin to kalýptein “to veil, cover”

Example Sentences

Hurtado’s 5-month-old nephew, Calyx Hurtado, and 18-month-old niece, Cataleya Hurtado, died in the fire, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2022

At the time, Merrill was running a small internet service provider called Calyx, with offices just below Canal Street on Manhattan’s west side.

From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2015

“I am happy that the government decided to finally stop appealing every time they lost,” says Merrill, who now runs a nonprofit called the Calyx Institute.

From US News • Nov. 30, 2015

Mehran Rafizadeh, owner of Trichome & Calyx, who drew Seattle’s top lottery number, said he is seeking clarification from regulators about the legality of his location.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2014

Calyx 5-parted, sometimes with a small appendage in each sinus, early open in the bud.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa