About The Word Calycle
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Calycle
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What's The Definition Of Calycle?
[n] a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
[n] a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus Synonyms | Synonyms for Calycle: caliculus | calyculus | calyculus | epicalyx | false calyx Related Terms | Find terms related to Calycle: See Also | anatomical structure | bodily structure | body structure | bract | complex body part | eyecup | optic cup | structure Calycle In Webster's Dictionary \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L. calyculus small flower bud, calyx,
dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)
A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the
outside.
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