calyculus, n.
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
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caliculus calycle calyculus
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a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
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calycle calyculus epicalyx false calyx
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