calycle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
    false calyx; epicalyx; calyculus.
  2. noun a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    calyculus; caliculus.

WordNet

Cal"y*cle noun
Etymology
L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx, dim. of calyx. See Calyx, and cf. Calicle.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the outside.

Webster 1913