calicle

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′i kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•i•cle  (kal′i kəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
  2. Botany, Zoologycalyculus.
  • Latin caliculus small cup, equivalent. to calic- (stem of calix; see calix) cup + -ulus -ule
  • 1840–50


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