calycle

Other forms: calycles

Definitions of calycle

1. noun

   a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
   synonyms: caliculus, calyculus

   types:

   eyecup, optic cup

   (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

   type of:

   anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

   a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
2. noun

   a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
   synonyms: calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx

   type of:

   bract

   a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence