calyx

Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) The bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut.
2. (declension-3, masculine) A plant of two kinds, resembling the arum, perhaps the monk's hood.
3. (broadly, declension-3, masculine) The shell of fruits, pericarp.
4. (broadly, declension-3, masculine) An eggshell.
5. (declension-3, masculine) A fitting on a Roman pipe

Concepts

pericarp

Translations

pericarpi

péricarpe

pericarpo

pericarpio

epicarpo

pericarpio

tohum zarı

meyve örtüsü

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈka.lyks]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”).