calycle

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/ˈkælɪkəl/

noun

calyculus

Similar
epicalyxfalse calyxcalyculuscaliculus
OriginLatin calyculus →
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Meanings

nouncalycle (plural calycles)

plural calycles

  1. archaicbiologycalyculus

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

Similar
epicalyxfalse calyxcalyculus
Broader
bract

nouna small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

Similar
calyculuscaliculus
Broader
structureanatomical structurecomplex body part
Also see
calyculusepicalyx

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincalyculus“small flower bud, calyx”
  2. Englishcalycle

From Latin calyculus (“small flower bud, calyx”), diminutive of calyx. See calyx and compare calicle. By surface analysis, calyc- + -le.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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