Defenition of the word calycle
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Defenition of the word calycle
- a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
- a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Synonyms for the word calycle
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- caliculus
- calyculus
- epicalyx
- false calyx
Hyponyms for the word calycle
Hypernyms for the word calycle
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- anatomical structure
- bodily structure
- body structure
- bract
- complex body part
- structure
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