Definition
calicle
noun
- A small cup-shaped structure or cavity, especially one of the divisions of a calyx in flowers or the cup-like structures in certain corals and hydroids.
Usage: botanical and zoological term; also spelled 'calix' in some contexts
Examples
- The calicle of the flower held morning dew.
- Each calicle in the coral colony serves as a home for a polyp.
- Botanists examined the calicles to identify the plant species.
- The delicate calicles of the hydroid were visible under the microscope.