Shobdo Logo
MW→pall-mall

pall-mall

Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
  • a cup-shaped animal structure (such as the body wall of a crinoid)
    • plural ca​lyx​es or ca​ly​ces ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz also ˈka-

    Definition

    • the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of separate or fused sepals
    • a cuplike division of the renal pelvis surrounding one or more renal papillae
    • a cup-shaped animal structure (such as the body wall of a crinoid)
    First Known Use
    1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin calyc-, calyx, from Greek kalyx — more at chalice
    plural ca​lyx​es or ca​ly​ces ˈkā-lə-ˌsēz also ˈka-

    Definition

    • the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of separate or fused sepals
    • a cuplike division of the renal pelvis surrounding one or more renal papillae
    • a cup-shaped animal structure (such as the body wall of a crinoid)
    First Known Use
    1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin calyc-, calyx, from Greek kalyx — more at chalice