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Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx,
dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)
A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the
outside.

Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
formed by a polyp.
(b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of
certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
{calycle}. See {Calycle}.]