Hypertext Webster Gateway: "calycle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calycle
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {false calyx}, {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}]
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