- calyculi
- n. structure shaped like a cup (Botany)
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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 — [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 — 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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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