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/keuh lis"euh fawrm'/, adj.shaped like a calyx.[1825-35; < L calyci- (s. of calyx CALYX) + -FORM]
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calyciform
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Calyciform — Ca*lyc i*form, a. [L. calyx, calycis, calyx + form.] (Bot.) Having the form or appearance of a calyx. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calyciform — adj. [Gr. kalyx, cup; L. forma, shape] Calyx like or goblet shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
calyciform — SYN: caliciform … Medical dictionary
calyciform — /keuh lis euh fawrm /, adj. shaped like a calyx. [1825 35; < L calyci (s. of calyx CALYX) + FORM] … Useful english dictionary
goblet cell — see calyciform cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
caliciform — Shaped like a cup or goblet. SYN: calyciform. [L. calix + forma, form] … Medical dictionary
ending — 1. A termination or conclusion. 2. A nerve e.. annulospiral e. one of two types of sensory nerve e. associated with a neuromuscular spindle (the other being the flower spray e.); after entering the muscle spindle, the fiber divides into two flat … Medical dictionary
calyx — n. (pl. lyces ) outer whorl of generally green floral leaves (sepals) in flower. ♦ calycate, a. having calyces. ♦ calyciform, a. calyx shaped. ♦ calycine, a. pertaining to calyces. ♦ calycoid, a. calyx like … Dictionary of difficult words
