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CALYCULUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

A row of bracts around the calyx, resembling an outer calyx.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Petit calice accessoire, placé à l'extérieur du calice proprement dit.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

The cuplike living compartment of one coral animal; cuplike part of a crinoid above the stem and below any arms.

CONT

[The] calice [is the] oral surface of [a] corallite, generally bowlshaped.

OBS

The term "calyx" used in reference sources such as Invertebrate Fossils (MOINV 1952) seems to have been abandoned in favour of "calice."

OBS

Plural: calices or calixes.

Key term(s)
  • calixes
  • calices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

[...] dépression plus ou moins profonde [à l'ouverture du polypier d'un anthozoaire], dans lequel s'enfonçait le polype.

Spanish

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