Calycŭlus — (Bot.), kleiner Kelch, der Außenkelch, Nebenkelch, eine aus Blättchen od. Schuppen gebildete Blüthenhülle (Involucrum), welche den Grund eines Kelches, wie bei Dianthus, od. eines allgemeinen Kelchs (Hüllkelchs), wie bei der Georgine, wie ein… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
 
calyculus — [kə lik′yo͞o ləs] n. pl. calyculi [kə lik′yo͞olī΄] [ModL < L, dim. of calyx, CALYX] Anat. Zool. a small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton …   English World dictionary
 
calyculus — n.; pl. li [Gr. dim. kalyx, cup] 1. Any cup shaped structure; calycle. 2. (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A cavity of a coral containing the polyps …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
 
calyculus — /keuh lik yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. calyculi / luy /. 1. Zool. Also, caliculus. a structure shaped like a cup. 2. Bot. a set of bracts resembling an outer calyx. Also called calycle /kal i keuhl/. [ < L, equiv. to calyc (s. of calyx CALYX) + ulus ULE] …   Universalium
 
calyculus — noun /kəˈlɪkyələs/ a) any cup shaped structure. b) A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx …   Wiktionary
 
calyculus — ca·lyc·u·lus kə lik yə ləs n, pl li .lī, .lē a small cup shaped structure (as a taste bud) …   Medical dictionary
 
calyculus — n. structure shaped like a cup (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary
 
calyculus — ca·lyc·u·lus …   English syllables
 
calycle, calyculus — SYN: caliculus …   Medical dictionary
 
calicular — adjective relating to or resembling a calyculus • Syn: ↑calycular • Pertains to noun: ↑calyculus, ↑calyculus (for: ↑calycular) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary