calyx
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Other meanings
Any of various cup-like structures.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
A kind of
- coil
Kinds of calyx
- hull
Related words
- brachycalyx
- calyciferous
- major calyx
- calycoid
- calyxed
- epicalyx
- glycocalyx
- nematocalyx
- porocalyx
- calyx eye
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κάλυξ" (case of a bud, husk).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “calyx” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.