ча́шечка — 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.
• cup noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.

Senses

ча́шечка 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.
• cup One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

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.

cup — full definition

1. noun A small open container, usually with a handle, used for drinking.
2. noun A unit of volume used in cooking, roughly 237 mL in the US.
3. noun A trophy shaped like an oversized cup, or the competition it is awarded for.

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