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calyx in Dutch

calyx in Dutch is kelk — calyx means the outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

calyx in Dutch

kelk
noun
(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

What does "calyx" mean?

  1. noun The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
  2. noun Any of various cup-like structures.
  3. noun A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
  4. noun The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
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What is "calyx" in Dutch?

"calyx" in Dutch is kelk. calyx means: The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

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