calyx
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice.
Noun
calyx (plural calyces or calyxes)
- (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
- A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
- The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
- A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
- A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
Translations
anatomy: structure in kidney
the sepals of a flower
zoology: crown of crinoid
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.lyks/, [ˈka.lʏks]
Noun
calyx m (genitive calycis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | calyx | calycēs |
Genitive | calycis | calycum |
Dative | calycī | calycibus |
Accusative | calycem | calycēs |
Ablative | calyce | calycibus |
Vocative | calyx | calycēs |
Derived terms
See also
References
- https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/calyx
- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calyx
- calyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- calyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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