calyx

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkæ.lɪks/

Noun

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. / A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.

Japanese Meaning

花萼：植物の花において、最も外側に位置する一輪の器官群（萼片）で、花弁が発達中にこれを覆って保護する部分 / 腎杯：哺乳類の腎臓内に存在する部屋で、尿が通過する役割を持つ構造

What is this buttons?

Before the rose opened, the calyx gently held the petals together, shielding them from the rain.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

バラが開く前、萼（がく）が優しく花弁をまとめ、雨から守っていた。

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Sense（1）

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

Meronym: sepal

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.

Sense（3）

The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.

Sense（4）

A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.

Sense（5）

A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.

calyces

（ plural ）

calyxes

（ plural ）

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