Calyx

One of the renal pathology professors has two cats named after kidney-related anatomic parts: Calyx and Henle. I actually really like those names; they're fascinating, unique, and fun. Upon hearing this, my high school friend Revati said, "Wait, isn't a calyx a group of sepals?" Sepals are a part of a flower beneath the petals. Well, in fact, a calyx is not only a part of the kidney, but also a group of sepals. I argued that the professor probably named her cat after renal anatomy rather than flowers, but Revati disagreed.

This is her story of how the professor's cat came to be named Calyx. "Perhaps the professor was wandering the countryside of England one day when she ran into a stray botanist. They spent one day together in perfect harmony. He explained flower parts, and she explained concentration gradients. And each remembered one term in common. Your professor named her cat Calyx to remember the botanist. But somewhere out there, there is another pet with the same name, this one in honor of the kidney." Revati is indeed the soul of wit.