| NOUN | plant | calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx, calycle | a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | calyculus, caliculus, calycle | a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) |
| Meaning | A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | epicalyx, false calyx, calycle | |
| Broader | bract | A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
| Spanish | calículo | |
| Catalan | calicle, epicalze | |
| Meaning | A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp). | |
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| Synonyms | caliculus, calycle | |
| Narrower | optic cup, eyecup | (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Spanish | calículo | |
| Adjectives | calycular, calicular | relating to or resembling a calyculus |
| calyculate, calycled | having a calyculus | |
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