(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
cylix
cylix
noun
Alternative form of kylix
flaxy
flaxy
adj
Like flax; flaxen.
foxly
foxly
adj
(archaic) Like, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; vulpine.
hexyl
hexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
kylix
kylix
noun
An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body
laxly
laxly
adv
In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
oxfly
oxfly
noun
gadfly
oxley
oxley
Proper noun
A placename given to several towns and a river in Australia.
sexly
sexly
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
xenyl
xenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) The univalent radical derived from diphenyl
xylan
xylan
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
xylem
xylem
noun
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
xylia
xylic
xylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to xylene.
xylol
xylol
noun
xylene
xylon
xylon
noun
(historical) A unit of length in Ancient Greece.
xylyl
xylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH₃)₂C₆H₃- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).
