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Meanings of calyx in English

Portuguese
cálices
Spanish
cáliz renal
Catalan
calze major

Anatomical structure in kidneys.

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        1
        Heights of plants to the base of the calyx, measured in inches.
        The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingd...
        2
        The calyx nearly touches the earth; it is also tubular and five-cleft.
        Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers / Describing the Most...
        3
        The majority of the eggs were laid upon the calyx and involucre.
        Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
        4
        The calyx and lower series of petals not changed in double flowers
        The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
        5
        The deciduous calyx would seem to be the only reliable distinguishing character.
        Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
        6
        First, look at the outside green covering, which we call the calyx.
        The Fairy-Land of Science
        7
        The calyx is cut from lemon wax, shaded green and also brown.
        The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
        8
        Phyllody of the calyx has been most often observed in the following plants:
        Vegetable Teratology / An Account of the Principal Deviations fr...
        9
        The petals and calyx have been removed on the near side.
        The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
        10
        There were three petals to the corolla and three sepals to the calyx.
        Ethel Morton's Enterprise
        11
        When ripe they drop easily from the calyx carrying the receptacle with them.
        On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls
        12
        Cupuliferae have an inferior ovary and rudimentary calyx-limb on the top.
        Darwinism (1889) / An exposition of the theory of natural select...
        13
        It must be inserted in a small calyx, made as before.
        Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851
        14
        Each flower as it blooms is picked off at the calyx.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888
        15
        It grew on a small tree, and had a persistent calyx.
        Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
        16
        This suggests that ion channels intrinsic to the calyx can generate spontaneous firing.
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