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calyculus

(kə lik′yo̵̅o̅ ləs)

noun pl. calyculi

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

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

See calyculus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ca·lyc·u·li (-līˌ)

Biology A small cup-shaped structure.
Botany A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , diminutive of calyx, calyc-, calyx; see calyx

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Related Forms:

ca·lycˈu·lar adjective

ca·lycˈu·late (-lĭt, lātˌ) adjective

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