Calyx
Word | CALYX |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | ca lyx |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Calyx"
What do we mean by calyx?
The outermost part of a flower, consisting of the sepals. noun
The expanded, cup-like, deciduous structure on the ends of the stems of certain entoproctous Polyzoa, containing most of the organs and hence practically an individual. noun
A depression formed by the more or less reticulate folding of the skin, as in the intromittent organs of snakes. noun
A cup-shaped excavation on the surface of the ovary which remains after the rupture of a Graafian vesicle. noun
Any circular piece which resembles in form the calyx of a flower. noun
In botany, in general, the outer set of the envelops which form the perianth of a flower. noun
In human anatomy, one of the cup-like or infundibuliform beginnings of the ureter in the pelvis of the kidney, surrounding the apices of the Malpighian pyramids, each receiving usually more than one pyramid. noun
In zoology: The cup at the base of the ciliated tentacles on the lophophore or oral disk of polyzoans. See Plumatella. noun
The pedicellated Graafian follicle, ovarian capsule, or ovisac of a bird, consisting of two membranes of lax tissue and blood-vessels, rupturing at a point called the stigma to discharge the ovum, then collapsing, and finally becoming absorbed. noun
In crinoids, the cup at the summit of the stȧlk or stem, whence the brachia radiate and on the surface of which is the mouth. noun
In Hydrozoa, a generative capsule developed in the axils of a branched hydroid stock, containing either medusa-buds or sexual organs. noun
Some other calyciform or cup-shaped part or organ of an animal. noun
The covering of a flower. See flower. noun
A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillæ. noun
A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney. noun
The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, when it is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla). noun
The crown of a crinoid. 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 noun
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