CALYX

n. protective outer layer of leaves on a bud (Botany); cup-like part of the kidneys (Medicine)

Calyx or Calyce may refer to:Calyx (kidney), a structural component of the mammalian kidneyCalyx (artist), a UK producer of drum and bassCalyce (mythology), a figure in Greek mythologyCalyx (botany), the sepals of a flowerCalyx (zoology), the crown of a crinoidCalyx of held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structureCalyx, A Journal of Art & Literature, a literary journal
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Calyx /ca·lyx/ pl. ca´lyces a cup-shaped organ or cavity, e.g., one of the recesses of the pelvis of the kidney which enclose the pyramids. [more]Calyx - Community and Resources

Noun
1. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
(hypernym) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
(hyponym) hull
(part-holonym) perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
(part-meronym) sepal
(classification) botany, phytology

(n.)
The covering of a flower. See Flower.
  

(n.)
A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.