calyculus
noun
Also a structure shaped like a cup.
calyculi
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pluralof calyculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is so frail that the slightest breath ofttimes suffices to effect a separation, and the empty calyculi are not infrequently the only evidence of the fructification.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
