calix
Meaning of calix
noun
- the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud.
- a cuplike cavity or structure.
late 17th century: from Latin, from Greek kalux ‘case of a bud, husk’, related to kaluptein ‘to hide’.
Information about calix
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Hyphenation of calix
calix
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- calix is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Words that rhyme with calix
Alix, acetoxycalix, butylcalix, methoxycalix, microcalix, pyocalix, tetrahydroxycalix, undecylcalix, Salix, salix
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