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calycle

ca·lycle

UK/ˈkælɪkəl/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

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2.

a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

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Origin

From Latin calyculus (“small flower bud, calyx”), diminutive of calyx. See calyx and compare calicle. By surface analysis, calyc- + -le.

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