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calyx

[key-liks, kal-iks] / ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks /
NOUN
whorl on flower
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Hurtado’s 5-month-old nephew, Calyx Hurtado, and 18-month-old niece, Cataleya Hurtado, died in the fire, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2022

Merrill, owner of now-defunct Calyx Internet Access, provided Internet service to about 200 customers when he received the order in February 2004.

From US News • Nov. 30, 2015

Mehran Rafizadeh, owner of Trichome & Calyx, who drew Seattle’s top lottery number, said he is seeking clarification from regulators about the legality of his location.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2014

This is Ram's first warehouse party, and it covers the whole drum'n'bass spectrum, from Calyx & TeeBee's agile manoeuvres to Wilkinson's euphoric, Radio 1-approved hands-in-the-air tunes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2013

Calyx 5-cleft; the tube adherent to the base of the ovary.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa



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