Calycle

from 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}]

from 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]

from 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]

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