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