Nematocalyx

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nematocalyx \Nem`a*to*ca"lyx\, n.; pl. {Nematocalyces}, E.
     {Nematocalyxes}. [NL. See {Nemato-}, and {Calyx}.] (Zool.)
     One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon
     hydroids of the family {Plumularidae}. They contain
     nematocysts. See {Plumularia}.
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