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calyculusenUK
ca·lyc·u·lus C0045700 (kə-lĭk′yə-ləs)n. pl. ca·lyc·u·li (-lī′) 1. Biology A small cup-shaped structure.2. Botany A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
[Latin, diminutive of calyx, calyc-, calyx; see calyx.]
ca·lyc′u·lar adj.ca·lyc′u·late (-lĭt, lāt′) adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  calyculus - a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscuscalycle, epicalyx, false calyxbract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence | | 2. | calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)caliculus, calycleoptic cup, eyecup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retinaanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
TranslationscalyculusenUK
ca·lic·u·lus, pl. ca·lic·u·li (kă-lik'yū-lŭs, lī), A bud-shaped or cup-shaped structure, resembling the closed calyx of a flower. Synonym(s): calycle, calyculus [L. dim. from G. kalyx, the cup of a flower] calyculus (kə-lĭk′yə-ləs)n. pl. calycu·li (-lī′) 1. Biology A small cup-shaped structure.2. Botany A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
ca·lyc′u·lar adj.ca·lyc′u·late (-lĭt, lāt′) adj.calyculusenUK
Synonyms for calyculusnoun a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscusSynonyms- calycle
- epicalyx
- false calyx
Related Wordsnoun a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)SynonymsRelated Words- optic cup
- eyecup
- anatomical structure
- bodily structure
- body structure
- complex body part
- structure
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