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Definition of Calyculus
1. Noun. A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus.
2. Noun. A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp).
Specialized synonyms: Eyecup, Optic Cup
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Derivative terms: Calicular, Calycular
Definition of Calyculus
1. Noun. (zoology) any cup-shaped structure. ¹
2. Noun. (botany) A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calyculus
1. a small, cup-shaped structure [n -LI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calyculus
Literary usage of Calyculus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phycologia Australica; or, A history of Australian seaweeds by William Henry Harvey (1863)
"... fibres have not been yet observed in A. calyculus, there can be little doubt
that the scars denote the spots from which fibres have fallen. ..."
2. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1895)
"Peziza calyculus, Sowerby, Eng. Fungi, pl. 116. ... calyculus, Phil., Brit.
Disc., p. 136. On wood and branches. Sowerby's type specimen, figured in ..."
3. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"Operculum, M. calyculus, fig. 3, a, 3, b. In this genus the umbilicus is furnished
with a thick, spiral callus, dilated anteriorly where it joins the ..."
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