caliculus

Noun
  1. A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) (synset 102158100)
    is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
    subtypes: eyecup, optic cup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
    same as: calycle, calyculus

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