[syn: calyculus, caliculus, calycle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
calycle
n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or
hibiscus [syn: epicalyx, false calyx, calycle,
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, calycle]