Sinonim calyculus

English Thesaurus

1. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure,
definition	:	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)

hyponym	:	eyecup, optic cup,
definition	:	(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina (noun.animal)

2. a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	bract,
definition	:	a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence (noun.plant)

3. a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) (noun.animal)

derivation	:	calicular, calycular,
definition	:	relating to or resembling a calyculus (adj.pert)

derivation	:	calicular, calycular,
definition	:	relating to or resembling a calyculus (adj.pert)