| Calycle | 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 ] |
| Calycled | a. (Bot.) Calyculate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| calyculate | (adj) having a calyculus, Syn. calycled |
| calyculus | (n) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp), Syn. caliculus, calycle |
| epicalyx | (n) a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus, Syn. calyculus, calycle, false calyx |