calix

[ key-liks, kal-iks ]

/ ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks /

noun, plural cal·i·ces [kal-i-seez]. /ˈkæl ɪˌsiz/.

cup.

Origin of calix

From Latin; see origin at chalice

Words nearby calix

caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calisaya, calisthenics, calix, Calixtine, Calixtus I, Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk

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Example sentences from the Web for calix

I have cried 'Pater mi, si possibile est, transeat a me calix iste!'
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
The capsule is sometimes shorter and sometimes longer than the calix, on the same plant, in Andrés specimens.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
The lurid colouring of the young leaves is recalled in the flower-stems and calix, and enhances the colour effect of the whole.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Instead of suak, the women used here the calix of a flower, called furai, for staining their teeth with a deep amber colour.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson

And if we wish to penetrate the secret we must not forget the Hebrew psalmist, with his calix meus inebrians quam prclarus est.
Hieroglyphics|Arthur Machen

British Dictionary definitions for calix

calix

/ (ˈkeɪlɪks, ˈkæ-) /

noun plural calices (ˈkælɪˌsiːz)

a cup; chalice

Word Origin for calix

C18: from Latin: chalice

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Medical definitions for calix

calix

n. pl. ca•li•ces

A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure.

Any of the branches or recesses of the pelvis of the kidney into which the orifices of the malpighian renal pyramids project.

单词	calix
释义	calix [ key-liks, kal-iks ] / ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks / noun, plural cal·i·ces [kal-i-seez]. /ˈkæl ɪˌsiz/. cup. Origin of calix From Latin; see origin at chalice Words nearby calix caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calisaya, calisthenics, calix, Calixtine, Calixtus I, Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calix I have cried 'Pater mi, si possibile est, transeat a me calix iste!' The Firebrand\|S. R. Crockett The capsule is sometimes shorter and sometimes longer than the calix, on the same plant, in Andrés specimens. Origin of Cultivated Plants\|Alphonse De Candolle The lurid colouring of the young leaves is recalled in the flower-stems and calix, and enhances the colour effect of the whole. Wood and Garden\|Gertrude Jekyll Instead of suak, the women used here the calix of a flower, called furai, for staining their teeth with a deep amber colour. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2\|James Richardson And if we wish to penetrate the secret we must not forget the Hebrew psalmist, with his calix meus inebrians quam prclarus est. Hieroglyphics\|Arthur Machen British Dictionary definitions for calix calix / (ˈkeɪlɪks, ˈkæ-) / noun plural calices (ˈkælɪˌsiːz) a cup; chalice Word Origin for calix C18: from Latin: chalice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calix calix n. pl. ca•li•ces A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure. Any of the branches or recesses of the pelvis of the kidney into which the orifices of the malpighian renal pyramids project. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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