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Neale Lucas

WORD OF THE DAY.

The Word of the Day comes from "The Memory Police" by Yoko Ogawa. It is shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker.


CALYX





NOUN

calyces (plural noun) · calyxes (plural noun) · calix (noun) · calixes (plural noun) · calices (plural noun)

  1. botany the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud.Compare with corolla.

  2. zoology a cuplike cavity or structure.




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