Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
calyx .
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- noun Plural form of
calyx .
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Examples
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Each commences within the sinus of the corresponding kidney as a number of short cup-shaped tubes, termed calyces, which encircle the renal papillæ.
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The ivory calyces are falling gently to the earth as the leaves emerge from the branch tips.
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To brew, the general rule is to use one calyces per person.
Archive 2008-12-01 Haalo 2008
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These are dried Hibiscus calyces but depending on where you are, you might also know them as Sorrel, Jamaica, Roselle or Karkady.
Archive 2008-12-01 Haalo 2008
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To brew, the general rule is to use one calyces per person.
Hibiscus Tea Haalo 2008
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These are dried Hibiscus calyces but depending on where you are, you might also know them as Sorrel, Jamaica, Roselle or Karkady.
Hibiscus Tea Haalo 2008
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The calyces of the kidneys were thick and dilated.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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The calyces of the kidneys were thick and dilated.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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The calyces also contain 17% oil with 26% albuminoids, providing high amounts of food energy.
Chapter 9 1993
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The floral leaves are rhomboidal, acuminate, and membraneous, the upper ones being shorter than the calyces, bracteas obovate; the calyces are bluish, nearly cylindrical, contracted toward the mouth, and ribbed with many veins.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 Various
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