Calycle
/ˈkælɪkəl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 calyculus archaic
- 2 a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) wordnet
- 3 a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus wordnet
Etymology
From Latin calyculus (“small flower bud, calyx”), diminutive of calyx. See calyx and compare calicle. By surface analysis, calyc- + -le.