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calyx

călyx, ycis, m., = κάλυξ [καλύπτω; hence, any covering, husk, hull, shell], 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, ycis, f., = κάλυξ,
  • a plant of two kinds, perh. the monk’s-hood, Plin. 27, 8, 36, § 58 sq.

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