Calyculus Definition

kə-lĭkyə-ləs
calyculi
noun
A small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton.
Webster's New World
A small cup-shaped structure.
American Heritage Medicine
A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Calyculus

Noun

Singular:
calyculus
Plural:
calyculi

Origin of Calyculus

  • Latin diminutive of calyx calyc- calyx calyx

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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CCACAL

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SUSLUS

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