calyculi

Variant of calyculus

calyculus definition

ca·lycu·lus (kə lik′yo̵̅o̅ ləs)

noun pl. calyculi -·li′ (-lī′)

Anat., Zool. a small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton

Etymology: ModL < L, dim. of calyx, calyx

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