n., pl., -li (-lī').
- Biology. A small cup-shaped structure.
- Botany. A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
[Latin, diminutive of calyx, calyc-, calyx. See calyx.]
calycular ca·lyc'u·lar adj.calyculate ca·lyc'u·late (-lĭt, lāt') adj.
calyculus
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ca·lyc·u·lus (kə-lĭk'yə-ləs) 
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n., pl., -li (-lī').
calyculate ca·lyc'u·late (-lĭt, lāt') adj.
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A small cup or cup-shaped structure.
- c. gustatorius — see taste.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Synonyms: epicalyx, false calyx, calycle
Meaning #2:
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
Synonyms: caliculus, calycle
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