Calyculus
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- caliculuscalycleepicalyxfalse calyx
- plural
- Calyculuses
- possessive
- Calyculus's
- pluralpossessive
- Calyculuses'