calyculus

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/kəˈlɪkjələs/

noun

Any cup-shaped structure.

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calyculeepicalyxfalse calyxcalyclecaliculus
OriginLatin calyculus →
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Meanings

nouncalyculus (plural calyculi)

plural calyculi · alternative caliculus

  1. biologyAny cup-shaped structure.
  2. UKbiologyA group of bracts resembling an outer calyx.

    Synonyms: calycule

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of bracts resembling an outer calyx.

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calycule

More synonyms by meaning

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

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epicalyxfalse calyxcalycle
Broader
bract

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

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caliculuscalycle
Broader
structureanatomical structurecomplex body part
Also see
calyclecalyculeepicalyx

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From Latin calyculus (“small flower bud, calyx”), diminutive of calyx. By surface analysis, calyc- + -ulus.

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Translations

Finnish malja, silmu
  • maljacup-shaped structure
  • silmucup-shaped structure
Spanish calículo
  • calículocup-shaped structure

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calyculus

ridiculousmeticulousfuniculus
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Cite this entry
APA

calyculus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calyculus

MLA

“calyculus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calyculus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calyculus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calyculus.

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