calice — 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.
• chalice noun A large ceremonial drinking cup, especially one used in religious rites such as Communion.
• flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
• goblet noun A drinking cup with a stem and base, without a handle.

Senses

calice 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.
• flute A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

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.

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