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calycle

noun

A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
14

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noun

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

noun

  1. A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

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