English dictionary

calycle

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

noun.plant

Synonyms calyculus epicalyx false calyx

Source: WordNet 3.0
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

noun.animal

Synonyms caliculus calyculus

Source: WordNet 3.0
A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside.

noun

Source: webster1913