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calyx

ca.lyx \'ka--liks, 'kal-iks\ \'ka--l*-.se-z, 'kal-*-\ n or ca.lyx.es or 
   ca.ly.ces [L calyc-, calyx, fr. Gk kalyx - more at CHALICE] pl  1: the 
   external usu. green or leafy part of a flower consisting of sepals  2: a 
   cuplike animal structure