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  2. Calyx - Wikipedia

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    Calyx (botany), the collective name for the sepals of a flower; Calyce, a genus of beetles; Calyx, a genus of sea sponges; Calyx of Held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure; Eubela calyx, species of sea snail; Renal calyx, a chamber in the kidney that surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids

  3. Calyx (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Either a minor calyx in the kidney, a conglomeration of two or three minor calyces to form a major calyx, or the Calyx of Held, a particularly large synapse in the mammalian auditory central nervous system, named by H. Held in his 1893 article Die centrale Gehörleitung, [3] due to its flower-petal-like shape.

  4. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    calyx. pl. calyces. Collective term for the sepal s of one flower; the outer whorl of a flower, usually green. Compare corolla. calyx tube A tube formed by the fusion of the sepals (calyx), at least at the base. cambium Tissue layer that provides partially undifferentiated cells for plant growth. campanulate Bell-shaped. camptodromous

  5. List of computer term etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name samba comes from inserting two vowels into the name of the standard protocol that Microsoft Windows network file system use, named Server Message Block (SMB). The author searched a dictionary using grep for words containing S M and B in that order; the only matches were Samba and Salmonberry.

  6. Sepal - Wikipedia

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    The large calyx of the medlar fruit is the source of its vulgar nicknames. The term sepalum was coined by Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790, and derived from Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē) 'covering'. [5] [6] Collectively, the sepals are called the calyx (plural: calyces), [7] the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower

  7. Download, install, or uninstall AOL Desktop Gold

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    Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.

  8. Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite - Wikipedia

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    Windows® XP (with SP2), Windows® Vista or Windows® 7 (Vista through 8.1 for the 2015 edition [9]) Mac®OS 10.5.x or 10.6.x (10.6 or 10.7 for the 2013 edition [ 10 ] and for the Mac version of the 2014 edition; [ 11 ] 10.7 to 10.9 for the Mac version of the 2015 edition [ 12 ] )

  9. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    It was the most popular English dictionary of the eighteenth century until the publication of Samuel Johnson's massive dictionary in 1755. As an indicator of its popularity, the dictionary reached its 20th edition in 1763 [1] and its 27th edition in 1794. [2] Its last edition (30th) was in 1802. It was a little over 900 pages long.