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
Webster's English Dictionaryca.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