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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of calyculus. US, alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

calyclecalyculuscalyculus

Etymology

From Latin caliculus, diminutive of calix. By surface analysis, calic- + -ulus.

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