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ca·ly·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculusnoun

    a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

  2. calyculus, caliculus, calyclenoun

    a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Calyclenoun

    A small bud of a plant. Dict.

    Etymology: calyculus, Lat.

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  1. calycle

    A calycle is a botanical term, often referring to the group or cluster of small bracts or modified leaves at the base of a flower or flower cluster. These are also sometimes termed as an "extra" or "false" calyx. The term can also be used in zoology, referring to a part of the external structure of some coelenterates like corals and sea anemones.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Calyclenoun

    a row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside

  2. Etymology: [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx, dim. of calyx. See Calyx, and cf. Calicle.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of calycle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of calycle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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