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noun
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Any of various cup-like structures.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of various cup-like structures.
The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of various cup-like structures.
A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of various cup-like structures.
A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
Narrower terms: hull, pappus
History
From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.
Across languages
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