单词 | calyx |
释义 | calyx [`kā´liks] BOTANY The outermost whorl of a flower; composed of sepals. ENGINEERING A steel tube that is a guide rod and is also used to catch cuttings from a drill rod. Also known as bucket; sludge barrel; sludge bucket. INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY A cup-shaped structure to which the arms are attached in crinoids. MEDICINE 1. A cuplike structure. 2. In the kidney, a collecting structure extending from the renal pelvis. |
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