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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Calyx \Ca"lyx\ (k[=a]"l[i^]ks; 277), n.; pl. E. Calyxes
   (k[=a]"l[i^]ks*[e^]z), L. Calyces (k[a^]l"[i^]*s[=e]z). [L.
   calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. ka`lyx husk, shell, calyx, from the
   root of kaly`ptein to cover, conceal. Cf. Chalice Helmet.]
   1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See Flower.
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   Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes
         delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone
         and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called
         a sepal.
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   2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney,
      which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[ae].
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