calyculus

calyculus
noun
1. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Syn: ↑epicalyx, ↑false calyx, ↑calycle
Hypernyms: ↑bract
2. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
Syn: ↑caliculus, ↑calycle
Derivationally related forms: ↑calycular, ↑calicular
Hyponyms: ↑optic cup, ↑eyecup

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/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]

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calyculus /-likˈū-/ noun
A cup-like structure
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Main Entry:calyx

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