calycule

calˈycle, calˈicle or calˈycule noun

1. A whorl of bracts, epicalyx or involucre (botany)

2. A cup-like structure, such as the cup of a coral (zoology)

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Main Entry: ↑calyx

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ˈcalycule

Another form of calycle; see -cule and cf. F. calicule.