Calyx

Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin calyx which itself comes from the Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux) meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:

Biology

  • Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures in animal anatomy
  • Calyx (botany), the collective name for sepals of a flower
  • Calyce (genus), a genus of beetles
  • Calyx of Held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure
  • Eubela calyx, species of sea snail
  • Renal calyx, a chamber in the kidney that surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids

Other uses

See also

  • Calix (disambiguation)
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