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calyx

ca·lyx [ káyliks, kálliks ] (plural ca·lyx·es or cal·y·ces [ káyli sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. flower sepals: the group of sepals, usually green, around the outside of a flower that encloses and protects the flower bud

2. part of kidney: one of the funnel-shaped hollows in the pelvis of the kidney, through which urine passes to the ureter

[Late 17th century. Via Latin< Greek kalux "husk, shell" < kaluptein "conceal"]
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