Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calyx

/ˈkæ.lɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ca-lyx
IPA: /ˈkæ.lɪks/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

noun

Any of various cup-like structures.

noun

Any of various cup-like structures.

noun

Any of various cup-like structures.

noun

Any of various cup-like structures.

Example Sentences

"Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve as food for the Arctic birds."

Etymology

From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice and kelch.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: calyx, κάλυξ

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

calyces (plural) calyxes (plural) calix (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

brachycalyx calyciferous calycoid calyxed epicalyx glycocalyx nectocalyx nematocalyx porocalyx

Phrases

calyx eye major calyx

Rhymes With

italics alix metallics calix fralix alex

Questions

How do you pronounce calyx?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.lɪks/.
What does calyx mean?: The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
Where does calyx come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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