Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calycle

2 senses of calycle

Sense 1
epicalyx, false calyx, calycle, calyculus -- (a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus)
       => bract -- (a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)

Sense 2
calyculus, caliculus, calycle -- (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
       => structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure -- (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure")