ca·lyc·u·lus (k -l k y-ls)n. pl. ca·lyc·u·li (-l   ) 1. Biology A small cup-shaped structure. 2. Botany A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx. [Latin, diminutive of calyx, calyc-, calyx; see calyx.] ca·lyc u·lar adj.ca·lyc u·late (-lt, l t) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. |  calyculus - a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscusbract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
| 2. | calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) optic cup, eyecup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
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