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calycle 杯状器官 杯状器官 calycle n 1: a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus [ synonym: { epicalyx}, { false calyx}, { calycle}, { calyculus}] 2: a small cup- shaped structure ( as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) [ synonym: { calyculus}, { caliculus}, { calycle}] Calicle \ Cal" i* cle\, n. [ L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of calicis, a cup. Cf { Calycle}.] ( Zool.) ( a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a polyp. ( b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain hydroids. See { Campanularian}. [ Written also { calycle}. See { Calycle}.] [ 1913 Webster]
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]
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