calycle
14 points
English
7 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: North American word list
Definitions
noun
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural calycles
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
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