calycle

Noun

cal=y=cle

WORDNET DICTIONARY

calycle(n = noun.plant) calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx - a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus;

is a kind of bract

calycle(n = noun.animal) caliculus, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp);

has particulars: eyecup, optic cup

is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

calycle, n. [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx, dim. of calyx. See Calyx, and cf. Calicle.].

A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. [1913 Webster]