calycular, a. Bot.
(kəˈlɪkjʊlə(r))
[f. L. calycul-us calycle + -ar. Cf. mod.F. caliculaire.]
Relating to or composing a calycle (in its various senses).
| 1658 Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus iii, Even the Autumnal buds, which await the return of the Sun, do after the winter solstice multiply their calicular leaves. 1707 Sloane Jamaica I. 259 The calycular leaves are purple. 1866 Treas. Bot., Calicular, a term of æstivation, when the outer bracts of an involucre are much shorter than the inner. |