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calycle
(gcide) | Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
calicis, a cup. Cf Calycle.] (Zool.)
(a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
formed by a polyp.
(b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
certain hydroids. See Campanularian. [Written also
calycle. See Calycle.]
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Calycle
(gcide) | Calycle \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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calycle
(wn) | calycle
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
hibiscus [syn: epicalyx, false calyx, calycle,
calyculus]
2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or
cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: calyculus,
caliculus, calycle] |
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calycle
(gcide) | Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
calicis, a cup. Cf Calycle.] (Zool.)
(a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
formed by a polyp.
(b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
certain hydroids. See Campanularian. [Written also
calycle. See Calycle.]
[1913 Webster]Calycle \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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Calycled
(gcide) | Calycled \Cal"y*cled\, a. (Bot.)
Calyculate.
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calycle
(wn) | calycle
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
hibiscus [syn: epicalyx, false calyx, calycle,
calyculus]
2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or
cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: calyculus,
caliculus, calycle] |
calycled
(wn) | calycled
adj 1: having a calyculus [syn: calyculate, calycled] |
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