calículo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caliculus, diminutive of calix (“chalice”).

Noun

calículo m (plural calículos)

1. (anatomy, zoology) calyculus, calicle
2. (botany) epicalyx

Further reading

• “calículo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10