calyculus
[kuh-lik-yuh-luh s]
- Zoology. Also caliculus. a structure shaped like a cup.
- Botany. a set of bracts resembling an outer calyx.
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Origin of calyculus
Also called cal·y·cle [kal-i-kuh l] /ˈkæl ɪ kəl/.
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The outer membrane of the calyculus is by no means always absent.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, OhioA. P. Morgan
It differs from all other American forms, so far described, in the peculiar development of the calyculus.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The colors are obscure, but the striations on the calyculus are violet-tinted, and the reds perhaps predominate elsewhere.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
This common species is well marked both by its color and by the delicate attachment of the capillitium to the calyculus.
The North American Slime-MouldsThomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Sporangium ovoid, more or less elongated; the calyculus small, plicate-sulcate.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, OhioA. P. Morgan