calicle
[ kal-i-kuh l ]
/ ˈkæl ɪ kəl /
noun
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
Botany, Zoology.
calyculus.
Words nearby calicle
caliceal,
calicectasis,
calicectomy,
calices,
caliche,
calicle,
calico,
calico bass,
calico bug,
calico bush,
calico cat
Example sentences from the Web for calicle
The septa, radial plates of calcite reaching from the periphery nearly or quite to the centre of the coral-cup or calicle.
In this coral the calicle is divided into quadrants by four principal septa, the main septum, counter septum, and two alar septa.
Tabulae are stout horizontal partitions traversing the centre of the calicle and dividing it into as many superimposed chambers.