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  1. 1. n. The covering of a flower. See Flower. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See Flower. Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called a sepal. 2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papilæ. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green Source: ecdict

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