Calicular, a. [f. L. calicul -us, dim. of calix a cup + AR] See also CALYCULAR. Resembling a little cup. Obs.
1658 SIR T. BROWN Gard. Cyrus iii. 124 Contemplating the calicular shafts [of the tease] and uncous disposure of their extremities.
[Uncous disposure? Not as rude as I'd hoped, alas. Just means their extremities are disposed of in a curvilinear fashion -MS]
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