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calyx
1. Cup-shaped, plated body of pelmatozoan echinoderms. The calyx is made up of several rows of plates. If there is no stem, a centrodorsal plate is succeeded by a ring of five basal plates and then by a further ring of radial plates above them. Above these two rows of plates come the plates making up the arms. Where these two rows of plates are present the calyx is said to be ‘monocyclic’. In some species a third row of plates, the infrabasals, is present beneath the basals and the calyx is then said to be ‘dicyclic’. In some cases radial plates may be compounded (i.e. split transversely into two plates) and then, depending on their position in the calyx, they may be known as ‘infraradial’ or ‘supraradial plates’. 2. Bowl-shaped depression at the top of a calcareous coral skeleton, usually formed by the upper edges of the septa. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-calyx.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-calyx.html |
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ca·lyx / ˈkāliks; ˈkal-/ (also ca·lix) • n. (pl. ca·ly·ces / ˈkāləˌsēz; ˈkal-/ or ca·lyx·es ) 1. Bot. the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud. Compare with corolla. 2. Zool. a cuplike cavity or structure, in particular: ∎ a portion of the pelvis of a mammalian kidney. ∎ the cavity in a calcareous coral skeleton that surrounds the polyp. ∎ the plated body of a crinoid, excluding the stalk and arms. |
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"calyx." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "calyx." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-calyx.html "calyx." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-calyx.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-calyx.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-calyx.html |
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"calyx." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "calyx." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-calyx.html "calyx." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-calyx.html |
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calyx (pl. calyces). Ornament resembling a cup-like (properly calix) flower, as in the Corinthian capital, or on the neck of the Roman Doric capital.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "calyx." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "calyx." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-calyx.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "calyx." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-calyx.html |
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calyx outer envelope of a flower. XVII. — L. — Gr. kálux shell, pod, f. base of kalúptein hide. Confused with CALIX.
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T. F. HOAD. "calyx." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "calyx." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-calyx.html T. F. HOAD. "calyx." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-calyx.html |
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calyx (kay-liks) n. (pl. calyces) a cup-shaped part, especially any of the divisions of the pelvis of the kidney.
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"calyx." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "calyx." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-calyx.html "calyx." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-calyx.html |
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calyx A collective term for all the sepals of a flower.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-calyx.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "calyx." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-calyx.html |
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calyx : see sepal . |
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"calyx." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "calyx." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-calyx.html "calyx." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-calyx.html |
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•admix, affix, commix, fix, Hicks, intermix, MI6, mix, nix, Nyx, pix, Pnyx, prix fixe, pyx, Ricks, six, Styx, transfix, Wicks
•Aquarobics • radix • appendix
•crucifix • suffix • Alex • calyx
•Felix, helix
•kylix • Horlicks • prolix • spondulicks
•hydromechanics • phoenix
•Ebonics, onyx
•mechatronics • sardonyx
•Paralympics • semi-tropics
•subtropics • Hendrix
•dominatrix, matrix
•administratrix • oryx • tortrix
•executrix • Beatrix • cicatrix
•Essex, Wessex
•kinesics • coccyx • Sussex
•informatics, mathematics
•Dianetics • geopolitics • bioethics
•cervix • astrophysics • yikes
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"calyx." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "calyx." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-calyx.html "calyx." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-calyx.html |
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