Found 2 items, similar to Calycle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: calycle calycle n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [syn: epicalyx, false calyx, calyculus] 2: a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [syn: calyculus, caliculus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Calycle Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx, dim. of calyx. See Calyx, and cf. Calicle.] (Bot.) A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. [1913 Webster]