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calyx meaning in Tamil

புல்லிவட்டம்

/ˈkæ.lɪks/

calyx in Tamil: புல்லிவட்டம், புல்லி, இதழ், குழியி. In English, calyx means the outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

Tamil words for calyx

புல்லிவட்டம், புல்லி, இதழ், குழியி, சிறு கிண்ணம், மலர்கிண்ணத்தோற்றம்

English meaning of calyx

  1. noun The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
  2. noun A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
  3. noun The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
  4. noun A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.

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Questions about calyx in Tamil

What is the meaning of calyx in Tamil?
Calyx in Tamil is புல்லிவட்டம், புல்லி, இதழ், குழியி.
calyx என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Calyx: புல்லிவட்டம், புல்லி, இதழ், குழியி.
What does calyx mean in English?
Calyx means the outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: calyx (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: calyx (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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