calyx的词源

英文词源

calyx (n.)

1680s, from Latin calyx, from Greek kalyx "seed pod, husk, outer covering" (of a fruit, flower bud, etc.), from root of kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The proper plural is calyces. Some sources connect the word rather with Greek kylix "drinking cup."

中文词源

calyx：花萼

来自PIE *kel, 隐藏，词源同cell, hole.

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