Calycle

//ˈkælɪkəl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    calyculus archaic
  2. 2
    a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) wordnet
  3. 3
    a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
calyculuscaliculuscalyculusepicalyxepicalyxfalse calyx

Etymology

From Latin calyculus (“small flower bud, calyx”), diminutive of calyx. See calyx and compare calicle. By surface analysis, calyc- + -le.

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