Calx

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 70

kalks, n., chalk or Itme the substance of a metal or mineral which remains after being sub- — jected to violent heat pi. Calxes, kalk sez, or Calces, kal's ez [L. calx, a stone, limestone, lime, allied to Gael cart an?, rock Calyx, CallX, kal'iks or k.l'liks, n. the outer overmg or cup of a flower.- -//. Cal'yxes, Cal'yceS, or Carices. (L Gr. kalyx- Kalyptd, to cover