calicle

American  

[kal-i-kuhl] / ˈkæl ɪ kəl /

noun

1. a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.

2. Botany, Zoology. calyculus.

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calicle British  

/ ˈkælɪkəl, kəˈlɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of calycle

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Other Word Forms

• calicular adjective

Etymology

Origin of calicle

1840–50; < Latin caliculus small cup, equivalent to calic- (stem of calix; calix ) cup + -ulus -ule

Example Sentences

Thus in the family Stauridae there are four chief septa whose inner ends unite in the middle of the calicle to form a false columella, and in the Zaphrentidae there are many instances of an arrangement, such as that depicted in fig.

From Project Gutenberg

The cavities both of the calices and coenenchymal tubes of Heliopora are closed below by horizontal partitions or tabulae, hence the genus was formerly included in the group Tabulata, and was supposed to belong to the madreporarian corals, both because of its lamellar skeleton, which resembles that of a Madrepore, and because each calicle has from twelve to fifteen radial partitions or septa projecting into its cavity.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole system of dissepiments in any given calicle is often called endotheca.

From Project Gutenberg

Tabulae are stout horizontal partitions traversing the centre of the calicle and dividing it into as many superimposed chambers.

From Project Gutenberg

When fully extended, the upper part of the zooid projects for some distance out of the calicle, and its wall is reflected for some distance over the lip of the latter, forming a fold of soft tissue extending to a greater or less distance over the theca, and containing in most cases a cavity continuous over the lip of the calicle with the coelenteron.

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