Calyx or calyce (: calyces), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:

Biology

Calyx (anatomy) Calyx is a term used in animal anatomy for some cuplike areas or structures. Etymology Latin, from ''calyx'' (from Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ, ''case of a bud, husk"). Cnidarians The spicules containing the basal portion of the upper tentacular p ...

, collective name for several cup-like structures in animal anatomy * Calyx (botany), the collective name for the

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...

s of a flower * ''Calyce'' (beetle), a genus of beetles * ''Calyx'' (sponge), a genus of sea sponges *

Calyx of Held The Calyx of Held is a particularly large synapse in the mammalian Auditory system, auditory central nervous system, so named after Hans Held who first described it in his 1893 article ''Die centrale Gehörleitung''Held, H. "Die centrale Gehörlei ...

, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure * ''

Eubela calyx ''Eubela calyx'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 5 mm. (Original description) The shell is decollate and with the aperture imperfect, having evidentl ...

'', species of sea snail *

Renal calyx The renal calyces are chambers of the kidney through which urine passes. The minor calyces surround the apex of the renal pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes through a renal papilla at the apex into the minor calyx; two or three minor cal ...

, a chamber in the kidney that surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids

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Calyx (fictional moon) ''Colony Wars'' is a space combat simulator video game for the PlayStation developed and released by Psygnosis in 1997. Players complete space combat missions using preselected starfighters equipped with various weapons. The game features multi ...

, a fictional moon in ''Colony Wars'' * ''Calyx'' (magazine), a literary journal *

Calyx (musician) Calyx is a British drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons. Their first release was in 1998 for Moving Shadow sublabel Au ...

, UK producer of drum and bass *

Calyce (mythology) In Greek mythology, Calyce (Ancient Greek: Καλύκη ''Kalyke'') or Calycia is the name of several characters. *Calyce, one of the Nysiads, the nymphs who nursed Dionysus. *Calyce, a Thessalian princess as the daughter of King Aeolus of Aeolia ...

, several figures in Greek mythology * CALYX, publisher *

Calyx Institute The Calyx Institute is a New York-based 501(c)(3) research and education nonprofit organization formed to make privacy and digital security more accessible. It was founded in 2010 by Nicholas Merrill, Micah Anderson, and Kobi Snitz. History ...

, a non-profit education and research organization * Calyx (clinical research company) * "Calyx", a textile design by

Lucienne Day Désirée Lucienne Lisbeth Dulcie Day OBE RDI FCSD (''née'' Conradi; 5 January 1917 – 30 January 2010) was one of the most influential British textile designers of the 1950s and 1960s. Day drew on inspiration from other arts to develop a ...

* "Calyx", a song by Hatfield and the North from their album ''Hatfield and the North'' (album) * Calyx, a type of

krater A krater or crater ( grc-gre, , ''kratēr'', literally "mixing vessel") was a large two-handled shape of vase in Ancient Greek pottery and metalwork, mostly used for the mixing of wine with water. Form and function At a Greek symposium, krat ...

in ancient Greek pottery * Calyx, a glasshouse and exhibition centre in the

Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is a heritage-listed major botanical garden, event venue and public recreation area located at Farm Cove on the eastern fringe of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government a ...

Biology

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