CALYCULUS


Meaning of CALYCULUS in English

/keuh lik"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. calyculi /-luy'/ .

1. Zool. Also, caliculus . a structure shaped like a cup.

2. Bot. a set of bracts resembling an outer calyx. Also called calycle /kal"i keuhl/ .

[ calyc- (s. of calyx CALYX) + -ulus -ULE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .