Definition
Plural of calycle, referring to small cup-like structures or appendages that resemble or are related to a calyx (the outer part of a flower).
Etymology
From Latin calyx meaning 'cup' or 'chalice,' with the diminutive suffix -cle added. The Greek root kalix originally referred to any cup-shaped object, and this was adopted into botanical terminology to describe flower structures.
Kelly Says
These tiny botanical cups are nature's way of protecting delicate flower parts—like miniature suits of armor for reproductive organs! Ancient botanists borrowed the word calyx directly from the Greek word for a goblet because the resemblance was so striking.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পুষ্পপত্র
pus-h-pa-tra
CACatalà
calicies
ka-li-s-ies
CSČeština
kalichy
ka-li-chy
DADansk
kronblade
kro-n-blad-e
ELΕλληνικά
κάλυκα
ka-li-ka
ESEspañol
cálices
ka-lee-ses
FAفارسی
برگ گل
barg-e-gol
FISuomi
kukan terä
ku-kan te-ra
FRFrançais
calycles
ka-likl
HUMagyar
kocsány
kot-sha-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelopak
ke-lo-pak
ITItaliano
calici
ka-li-chi
MRMR
फुलांचे
phu-la-anche
MSBahasa Melayu
kelopak
ke-lo-pak
NLNederlands
kelkjes
kelk-jes
NONorsk
kronblad
kro-n-blad
PLPolski
kielichy
kie-lich-i
PTPortuguês
cálices
ka-li-ses
RORomână
cǎlici
ka-li-chi
RUРусский
чашелистики
cha-she-li-sti-ki
SVSvenska
kronblad
kro-n-blad
SWKiswahili
petali
pe-ta-li
TRTürkçe
çanaklar
cha-nak-lar
UKУкраїнська
чашолистки
cha-sho-list-ki
VITiếng Việt
lá đài
la dai