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.
   

   • a portion of the pelvis of a mammalian kidney.

   • the cavity in a calcareous coral skeleton that surrounds the polyp. synonyms: space · chamber · hollow · hole · pocket · pouch · orifice · aperture