calyculus

/kəˈlɪkjələs/

noun 2

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noun

1

Any cup-shaped structure.

2

A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx.

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noun — a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or

caliculus
calycle

noun — a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hi

epicalyx
calycle

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