calycle
杯狀器官
cal·y·cle /ˈkælɪkəl/ 名詞
副萼,杯狀器官
Cal·i·cle n. 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.]
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Cal·y·cle n. Bot. A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside.
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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]