κάλυκας — meaning in English

English meaning

• calyx noun The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

κάλυκας is used for these senses in English:

• calyx (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
• shell (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.

calyx — full definition

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.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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