noun · masculinethird declension
calyx
calyx m (genitive calycis)
Classical[ˈka.lyks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.liks]
Meaning
- masculinethe bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut
- masculinea plant of two kinds, resembling the arum; perhaps the monk's hood
- masculineepicarp (the outermost layer of various fruits)
- masculinean eggshell
- masculinea fitting on a Roman pipe
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calyx | calycēs |
| genitive | calycis | calycum |
| dative | calycī | calycibus |
| accusative | calycem | calycēs |
| ablative | calyce | calycibus |
| vocative | calyx | calycēs |
călyx, ўcis, m., = κάλυξ [καλύπτω; hence, any covering, husk, hull, shell],
I. the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower.
I. Lit.:
narcissi, Plin. 21, 5, 12, § 25. rosae, id. 21, 4, 10, § 14; 21, 18, 73, § 121: papaveris, id. 20, 18, 76, § 198: lilii, id. 21, 5, 11, § 23.—II. Transf.
A. The shell of fruits, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 92; 15, 22, 24, § 86; 23, 4, 43, § 86. —
2. An egg-shell, Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 19.—
B. The covering of shell-fish, etc., the shell, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 100, 9, 56, 82, § 174; 32, 4, 14, § 39.—
C. A covering of wax around fruit to preserve it, Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 64.
călyx, ўcis, f., = κάλυξ,
I. a plant of two kinds, perh. the monk's-hood, Plin. 27, 8, 36, § 58 sq.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kắlŭx, “case of a bud; husk”).
Descendants
- Englishcalyx
- Italiancalice
- Portuguesecálice
- Spanishcáliz
- Galiciancáliz
In English words that came into English from calyx
- calyxcalyx
- acalycinecalyx
- caliciformcalyx