Calycle

3 definitions found

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

  Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
     calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zool.)
     (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
         borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
         formed by a polyp.
     (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of


         certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
         {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]
         [1913 Webster]

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

  Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx,
     dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)
     A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the
     outside.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calycle
       n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
            hibiscus [syn: {epicalyx}, {false calyx}, {calyculus}]
       2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or
          cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: {calyculus}, {caliculus}]