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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

calyx outer envelope of a flower. XVII. — L. — Gr. kálux shell, pod, f. base of kalúptein hide. Confused with CALIX.

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