Calyx

Calix , kal′iks, or kā′liks, n. the outer covering or cup of a flower, its separate leaves termed sepals:— pl. Calyces , or Calyxes .— adjs. Cal′ycate , having a calyx; Calycīf′erous , bearing the calyx; Calyciflō′ral , Calyciflō′rate , Calyciflō′rous , having the petals and stamens borne upon the calyx; Calyc′iform , having the form of a calyx; Cal′ycine , Calyc′inal , pertaining to a calyx.— n. Cal′ycle , an acce ory calyx outside the true one.— adjs. Cal′ycled , having a calycle; Cal′ycoid , Calycoi′deous , like a calyx. [L.,—Gr. kalyx — kalyptein , to cover.]