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calyculus
ca·lyc·u·lus
[
kə líkyələss
]
(
plural
ca·lyc·u·li
[
kə líkyə l
]
)
or
ca·ly·cle
[
káylik'l,
kállik'l
]
(
plural
ca·ly·cles
)
or
ca·li·cle
[
káylik'l,
kállik'l
]
(
plural
ca·li·cles
)
noun
Definition:
small cup-shaped structure:
a small cup-shaped structure, e.g. the depression at the top of a coral skeleton
[
Late 19th century. < Latin, "calyx of a flower," diminutive of
calyx
"husk" (see
calyx
)
]
ca·lyc·u·lar
adjective
ca·lyc·u·late
[
kə líkyə làyt,
kə líkyələt
]
adjective
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ca·lyc·u·lar adjectiveca·lyc·u·late [ kə líkyə làyt, kə líkyələt ] adjective
