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- noun Plural form of
calix .
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Examples
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A thousand blossoms, white, red, blue and yellow, swayed on their slender stalks, opened their calixes to the bees, unfolded their stars to deck the woodland carpet, or proudly stretched themselves up as straight as candles.
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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Upon forty pounds of roses, with the calixes, sixty pounds of water are poured, and the whole is distilled over a slow fire.
A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827
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