a. Bot. [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.
