English
Etymology
L. calyx from Gr. kalyx
Noun
en-noun|calyces
- anatomy A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney
- botany Collective term for the sepals of a flower, i.e. the outermost whorl of flower parts, when this is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla).
- zoology The crown of a crinoid
Translations
trans-top|the sepals of a flower
Croatian: kalež m
Czech: kalich m
trans-mid
Dutch: kelk m
Italian: calice m
trans-bottom
Category:Greek derivations
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