calicle

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noun

Any cup-shaped depression.

OriginLatin caliculus →
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Meanings

nouncalicle (plural calicles)

plural calicles

  1. biologyAny cup-shaped depression.
  2. biologyA calyculus.

Origin

  1. Latincaliculus
  2. Englishcalicle

From Latin caliculus, diminutive of calix. By surface analysis, calic- + -le.

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APA

calicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicle

MLA

“calicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calicle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicle.

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