English

Etymology

Noun

1. A cup-like structure in the mammalian kidney.
2. Collective term for the sepals of a flower, i.e. the outermost whorl of flower parts, when this is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla).
3. The crown of a crinoid.

Etymology

Noun

1. The bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut.
2. A plant of two kinds, resembling the arum, perhaps the monk's hood.
3. The shell of fruits, pericarp.
4. An eggshell.