Calyculus Definition
kə-lĭkyə-ləs
calyculi
noun
A small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton.
Webster's New World
A small cup-shaped structure.
American Heritage Medicine
A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Calyculus
Noun
Singular:
calyculusPlural:
calyculiOrigin of Calyculus
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Latin diminutive of calyx calyc- calyx calyx
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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