calyx
n. (தாவ.) புல்லிவட்டம், புறவிதழ் வட்டம், (வில.) கிண்ணம் போன்ற உறுப்பு, குஹ்ளை அமைப்பு வகை, பவளத்தின் குழிவு.
Ca"lyx, n.; pl. E. Calyxes, L. Calyces. Etym: [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. Chalice Helmet.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: The covering of a flower. See Flower. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) Defn: A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papilæ.