calicle
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Calicle
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
calycle, calicle or calyculus (ˈkælɪkəl, kəˈlɪkjʊləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | zoology a cup-shaped structure, as in the coral skeleton |
| 2. | botany another name for epicalyx |
| [C18: from Latin, diminutive of | |
| calicle, calicle or calyculus | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Latin, diminutive of | |
| calyculus, calicle or calyculus | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Latin, diminutive of | |
| calycular, calicle or calyculus | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Zone of infilling at the base of a calicle, viewed by fluorescence microscopy.
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