Calyculus

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Biology A small cup-shaped structure.
  • n. Botany A group of small bracts that resembles a calyx.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. any cup-shaped structure.
  • n. A group of bracts resembling an outer calyx.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as calycle, 1.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
  • n. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bract   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.