CALYCLE

calyculus, caliculus, calycle

(noun) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus

(noun) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calycle (plural calycles)

(botany) A row of small bracts at the base of the calyx, on the outside.

Synonyms

• calyculus

Anagrams

• cecally

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"y*cle, n. Etym: [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx, dim. of calyx. See Calyx, and cf. Calicle.] (Bot.)

Definition: A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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